Fall 2020 Courses
HDF 380K.1 Research Methods Child Development/Family Relationships
Prof. S. Kim, W 9-12 pm. ethods course designed to acquaint students with the range of methods used in HDFS and to assist them in developing a research proposal.
HDF 380K.3 Analyzing Development and Change - WB
Prof. E. Munoz Weddle, W 12-3 pm. Explores a variety of ways to model development and change in individuals or groups over time.
HDF 394 Educational Inequalities - WB
Prof. F. Varner, Th 1-4 pm. The purpose of this course is to explore the ways in which race/ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic resources intersect to influence the educational opportunities and outcomes of children & adolescents. Disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes have significant consequences for employment opportunities, income level, and other life opportunities. In the course, we will examine structural and psychological arguments that have been used to help explain between-group variation in academic achievement. Additionally, we will discuss factors that serve as assets and resources for minority youth in the educational domain and help explain within-group variation in educational outcomes. We will also examine interventions and policies designed to improve educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly for minority youth.
HDF 395.1 Child and Adolescent Development
Prof. D. Jacobvitz, T 1:30-4:30 pm. Designed to deepen students' understanding of the distinction between individual, relationships, family and contextual levels of analyses. It provides an overview of key theories of individual and family development and explores the concepts of development including how to conceptualize and measure development and relationships over time. In the process, students will examine the connection between theoretical approaches and methodological approaches to research and sharpen students’ critical evaluation skills so that research on human development and family relationships can be read thoughtfully.
SPRING 2021 COURSES
380K.2 Foundational Statistics and Nested Models
Prof. S. Hans. Focuses on data organization and statistics used in the social behavioral sciences. It begins with a review of basic data management, inferential statistics, graphing, advanced regression and ANOVA and concludes with an introduction into the analysis of nested data.
