Administrative Associate Cheese, Adviser

Students with a special interest in elementary education or child study at New College have the opportunity to complete a sequence of elective work which leads either to provisional certification as elementary school teachers or to a liberal arts focus in child study and education. All students electing this focus must complete the requirements for graduation of one of the New College areas.

The Education Child Study Focus stresses field experience for its students as well as knowledge of theories of child behavior and development, the philosophic foundations of education and socialization, and the content areas and curricula of the elementary school. The program requires the demonstration of skills critical to effective teaching and understanding of children, to interacting sensitively and flexibly with learners and peers, to organizing the social environment of children and the classroom, and to analyzing the verbal behavior of teachers and learners.

Since this program has a strong liberal arts core, its students are expected to develop insights into their own and other’s professional growth and development.

Students in this elective program of study may satisfy their Senior Project requirement through work on a topic reflecting their interest in child study and/or education if this work is consistent with the requirements of their area or discipline focus.