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Dr. Elizabeth King featured in Mind’s Eye magazine

September 7, 2021 by Strategic Communication

Dr. Elizabeth King studies social-emotional development in young children. Her recent research into how preschool teachers affirm or minimize children's emotions – and how it varies between genders – is featured in the 2021 issue of Mind’s Eye.   The full story is available on the site now.  Here is an excerpt:    King believes gender plays a major role in our … [Read more...] about Dr. Elizabeth King featured in Mind’s Eye magazine

Filed Under: Early Childhood - Family Development, Elementary education, Faculty Tagged With: CEFS, Childhood education and family studies department, early childhood education, Elizabeth King, Mind's Eye, research

Teach emotional competency to toddlers

February 24, 2021 by Web Strategy and Development

Preschool student points to toy plane.

To understand the human experience, one of the most important things is for children to learn to identify emotions – what they feel, why they feel that way and how to validate and regulate the emotions. It’s a big job, and every person a child comes into contact with plays a role. Dr. Elizabeth King teaches in the College of Education at Missouri State University and … [Read more...] about Teach emotional competency to toddlers

Filed Under: Early Childhood - Family Development, Faculty Tagged With: early childhood and family development, Elizabeth King, Faculty, research

Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Livers

April 1, 2020 by Sydni Moore

Dr. Stefanie Livers works with students in class.

The College of Education is excited to announce that the 2020 issue of Mind's Eye features the work of Dr. Stefanie Livers. Read an excerpt from her story: “Mathematics is the gate keeper for all careers and futures,” Livers said. “Many schools use math as a decision maker of what track or trajectory you’re on.” If math serves as a gatekeeper, what about students that … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Livers

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Increasing awareness: The dissonance of motherhood as a teacher 

December 12, 2019 by Abigail Blaes

Baker and her kids

Parents trust teachers to take care of their children. It's a relationship built on trust and mutual desire to provide the best for the younger generation.  But how are teachers expected to care for others’ children when they lack the resources to support their own family life?  Dr. Sarah Baker studied this dynamic for her dissertation. Specifically, she studied women … [Read more...] about Increasing awareness: The dissonance of motherhood as a teacher 

Filed Under: Elementary education, Faculty Tagged With: Elementary education, Faculty, research

Speaking of Change in Morocco 

August 20, 2019 by Web Strategy and Development

By Jennice McCafferty-Wright, PhD What I Learned from Listening My work in civic education regularly brings me to Morocco. Previously, I studied how Moroccan teachers and their students experience and interact with civic education programs provided through public diplomacy initiatives.   This summer, I brushed up on my Darija (Moroccan Arabic) and studied the development … [Read more...] about Speaking of Change in Morocco 

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