Early Childhood Studies MA

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1 Early Childhood Studies MA School of Graduate Studies w w w.r yerson.ca/graduate

2 Early Childhood Studies MA The School of Early Childhood Education offers an innovative program leading to a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Early Childhood Studies. This program is unique among graduate programs in North America with a focus on integrating diversity into early childhood studies. Terms such as diversity and inclusion are used in the broadest sense to include issues of linguistic, cultural and racial identity as well as disability, gender, class, sexuality, age and migration status. This approach is in recognition of a child s need to develop a positive identity, not only as an individual but also as a member of a group. Through a critical and reflective process, students will develop a deep understanding of the complex issues that affect children and their families. 2

3 Program Highlights: Unique to early childhood studies in its emphasis on diversity and inclusion issues. Prepares graduates for advanced practice and study in the fields of education, early learning, family and community. Enriches the knowledge and skills of practitioners currently employed in the field. Provides a networking base within the large group of academic and community professionals in the Greater Toronto Area. Promotes research in early childhood studies. Available as course-only or Major Research Paper options. Available as a full- and part-time program. 3

4 Faculty Participating faculty members are dedicated teachers and active researchers. They are involved members of key local and provincial task forces, and partners in joint research projects with other universities.

5 Patrizia Albanese, PhD Fields of specialization: immigrant families, and child and family policies. Sandeep Kumar Agrawal, PhD University of Illinois Field of specialization: planning in multicultural cities. Mehru Ali, PhD Michigan State Fields of specialization: research methods and immigrant parents. Rachel Berman, PhD University of Guelph Field of specialization: working with families in ECE settings and social research with children..judith K. Bernhard, PhD Fields of specialization: educational equity in education, immigrant and refugee families, and transformative literacy. Marni Binder, EdD OISE, Fields of Specialization: literacy, holistic and art education, and educating inner-city children. Jean-Paul Boudreau, PhD Tufts University Fields of specialization: infant development and research methods. Roma Chumak-Horbatsch, PhD Field of specialization: needs of minority language children. Patricia Corson, EdD Fields of specialization: child development and sociocultural context. Aurelia Di Santo, PhD Fields of Specialization: school readiness, quality early learning and child care environments, and teacher beliefs and practice. Elaine Frankel, EdD Fields of specialization: special needs and inclusive education. Francis Hare, PhD Field of specialization: evaluation of programs for children and youth. Dan Mahoney, PhD University of Essex Fields of Specialization: health, sexuality, family relationships and qualitative research methods. Kenise Murphy Kilbride, PhD Fordham University Fields of specialization: immigrant families, and children and youth. Rachel Langford, PhD Fields of specialization: early educator professional identities, preparation and careers, professional development, and critical and feminist pedagogy. 5

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7 Jason Nolan, PhD Fields of specialization: elementary science, children and technology, critical pedagogy, curriculum theory, web 2.0, online safety and narrative inquiry. Melanie Panitch, PhD City University of New York Fields of specialization: disability studies, activist mothering, inclusive child care and social movements. Robert Rinkoff, PhD Purdue University Fields of specialization: children, wilderness and education. Gloria Roberts-Fiati, PhD Fields of specialization: immigrant settlement and immigrant youth. Arthur L. Ross, PhD Fields of specialization: immigration policy and community agency. Hyacinth Simpson, PhD York University Fields of specialization: migrant writing and diasporic literature. Kim Snow, PhD Fields of specialization: services for children and youth, and children s rights. Carol Stuart, PhD University of Victoria Field of specialization: standards for practice and resiliency. Vappu Tyyska, PhD Fields of specialization: immigrant families and youth. Kathryn Underwood, PhD Fields of specialization: inclusive education, rights of children in educational settings, family-school relations and education policy. Angela Valeo, PhD York University Field of specialization: educational inclusion of children with disabilities. * visit the program's website at for a complete listing of teaching faculty. 7

8 Requirements & Curriculum Full- (12 months) and part-time (24 months) programs are available with a course-based option and a Major Research Paper (MRP) option. In the course-based option, students complete 10 one-term courses while students in the MRP option complete seven one-term courses and write a three-credit research paper.

9 Degree Requirements: Families and Educational Equity (Fall) Theoretical Frameworks for Childhood Studies (Fall) Research Methods in Early Childhood Studies (Winter) Curriculum Development in a Changing Society (Winter) Major Research Paper (Spring for students in the MRP option) Elective Courses*: Implications of Educational Change for Learners from Diverse Backgrounds Inclusion: Educational Change Achieving Social Justice in Education Special Needs Across Diverse Populations: Issues in Assessment and Pedagogy Multi-age Groupings in Early Childhood Studies Elements of Statistics Risk and Resilience Among Children and Families Social and Political Contexts for Early Childhood Professionals Social Research with Children Transformative Literacy: Critical Pedagogy in Action Linguistic Issues of Minority Language Children Canadian Policies Affecting Children: Policy and Early Childhood Education Policy Issues Related to Immigrant and Refugee Children Issues in Children and Technology Human Services Evaluation Children s Rights Multicultural Cities and Planning Policies * Not all elective courses will be offered in a given academic year. The current list is expanded as enrolments increase, the program develops, and new faculty or adjunct faculty becomes involved with the program.

10 Admission Applicants require a four-year honours Bachelor s degree with a minimum B average or equivalent in one of the following disciplines: Early Childhood Education Sociology Child and Youth Care Political Science Social Work Child Development Psychology Disability Studies Applicants from other disciplines will also be considered. Applicants who have not taken a course in research methods, or who do not have a background in research, are strongly advised to take a qualitative or quantitative research methods course prior to entering the program. Applicants to the full-time program are required to submit two letters of recommendation from academic references. Applicants to the part-time program may substitute one letter from their current employer for one of the academic references. 10

11 Additional Information For detailed program information, visit Program Contact Information Telephone: , ext Financial Support Ryerson University offers financial support in the form of scholarships, awards and assistantships for as many full-time students as possible. As scholarships and awards are offered on a competitive basis, the number awarded in any given year will vary. For more information on available funding, visit How to Apply Application forms and instructions are available at Graduate Studies Admissions School of Graduate Studies Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Telephone: Fax: grdadmit@ryerson.ca 11

12 Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada August 2007 (50626)