- APA Science Summer Fellows Come to EDHD 06/26/08
- EDHD is pleased to announce the hiring of three new tenure-track faculty: Dr. Donald J. Bolger, Dr. Nathan Hall, and Dr. Meredith Rowe. 06/10/08
- Dr. Min Wang and Dr. Natasha Cabrera were promoted to associate professor with tenure. 04/08/08
- Beginning in mid-March Dr. Brenda Jones Harden will be a Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington School of Social Work. 03/13/08
- Professor Nathan Fox named Distinguished University Professor 01/08
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Elisa L. Klein
General Research Area:
Child care and early education policy; early childhood education (curriculum theory and implementation); young children's understanding of their early school experiences; teacher beliefs about development; teacher education
Areas of Student Supervision:
Early childhood teacher education; policy issues related to child care; children's conceptions of social contexts; teacher beliefs.
Recent Publications:
Klein, E. (2001). Children's perspectives on their experiences in early education and child care settings. In S. Golbeck (Ed.), Psychological perspectives on early childhood education: Reframing dilemnas in research and practice (pp. 131-149). NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Gonco, A., & Klein, E. (Eds.) (2001). Children in play, story, and school. New York: Guilford.
Klein, E., & Tarullo, L. (1999). Dimensions of quality in child care and early childhood education: Implications for American social policy. In A. Goncu and E. Klein (Eds.), Children in play, story, and school. New York: Guilford.
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Curriculum VitaeEmail:
elklein@umd.edu