This course is designed for seniors to promote an integrated understanding of the discipline and to examine the significance of research in child development. The emphasis is on assisting the student in developing the ability to evaluate critically the methods, problems, and findings of research in the field.
Attendance is required at all classes.
It is also expected that students will complete the assigned readings prior to each class meeting and that they will actively participate in all class discussions. The tentative reading and assignment schedule gives the dates by which the readings should be completed. A series of question sets on the readings can be found at the front of the reader. Students are required to complete 5 sets over the course of the semester. The answers to the question sets must be handed in to me in class on the date assigned.