Ph.D. Concentration
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Advanced Graduate Program Coordinator
The Advanced Graduate Program Coordinator serves as the initial advisor to doctoral 猫咪视频apps. The coordinator is a research faculty member who assists 猫咪视频apps as they enter the program. The coordinator guides 猫咪视频apps in their initial selection of courses, advises 猫咪视频apps as they select committee members, and supports 猫咪视频apps in their teaching and research endeavors.
The coordinator also directs many aspects of the doctoral program. The coordinator reviews applications and interviews applicants, secures funding and assistantships for 猫咪视频apps, monitors policy changes from the College of Education and USF, guides the development of courses, and monitors the residency experiences of 猫咪视频apps.
Throughout the program, doctoral 猫咪视频apps may seek advice and support from the Advanced Graduate Program Coordinator and any member of the faculty.
Doctoral Committee Membership
Within the first year of the program, 猫咪视频apps select doctoral committee members who challenge and guide their course selection and research opportunities. The committee includes a major professor from early childhood, a faculty member who represents the cognate field, and at least two other faculty members. Students select the committee members. As needed, 猫咪视频apps may change their committee membership based on changing interests, the need for faculty with different areas of expertise, or faculty availability.
For further details on committee membership and the accompanying forms, please read the .
Cohorts and Colleagues
Doctoral 猫咪视频apps are only admitted in the Fall semester of each year. As a result, informal cohorts begin to form among the newly admitted 猫咪视频apps. Similarly, collegial relationships form among 猫咪视频apps from earlier cohorts. Students tend to position themselves in relation to their admission in the program and their progress in the program of study. New 猫咪视频apps are brought together with existing 猫咪视频apps through informal monthly meetings, faculty meetings, and office assignments.
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Doctoral Student Meetings
The Advanced Graduate Program Coordinator meets regularly with all doctoral 猫咪视频apps to provide opportunities for networking, socializing, professional development, and policy discussions.
Program Meetings
Doctoral 猫咪视频apps are often invited to participate in program meetings. We encourage doctoral 猫咪视频apps to engage in program discussions to understand the roles of faculty in program administration and the College governance process.
Office Assignments
Graduate assistants share offices. When possible, experienced 猫咪视频apps are placed with new 猫咪视频apps to provide mentorship, guidance, and friendship.
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Academic Communities
As scholars in the field of early childhood education, program faculty conduct rigorous research that addresses important questions in the field. Our next responsibility is to disseminate this research so that the findings may be shared with other scholars, practitioners, and policy makers. Membership in various early childhood education associations gives doctoral 猫咪视频apps the opportunity to read research journals and to engage in professional conversations with scholars.
Professional Conferences
Doctoral 猫咪视频apps are expected to begin their own focused lines of research and to publish original research in scholarly journals. Doctoral 猫咪视频apps must also attend national conferences to learn from other scholars. There are several funding sources available to support doctoral 猫咪视频app conference travel. Please see our Cost page and also visit the .
There are many forums for research publication and presentation. Below is a selection of several major associations and journals.
| Association | Journal | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||
| Childhood Education; Journal of Research in Childhood Education | Spring | |
| Developmental Psychology | Summer | |
| Journal of Special Education Technology; Teaching Exceptional Children | Spring | |
| Early Childhood Research Quarterly; Young Children | June and November | |
| Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education | June and November | |
| Child Development | Biennial Meeting | |
| Dimensions of Early Childhood | Spring | |
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Zero to Three Journal |
December | |