Patricia Hanley

Observation and documentation of children and their work are essential to understanding children and development. Students are expected to bring their work in classrooms to bear on course readings, class discussions, and written work. The intent is for students in the program to have the opportunity to gain experience working directly with children, both one-on-one and as a group, while gaining insight into the lives of children and families. In the first year, students work with children in the Early Childhood Center (ECC) for both semesters. Students will meet together monthly to discuss their fieldwork experience and how it relates to their coursework and future goals. Placements will be assigned by the director of the Early Childhood Center based on student schedules and ECC classroom needs and availability.

Fieldwork placements will be assigned by the director of the Early Childhood Center based on the student’s final schedule. Students will discuss their fieldwork experience and how it relates to their coursework and future goals in Graduate Seminar I (PSYC 7850).

The primary objective of this course is to provide a supportive structure for students as they prepare to develop their thesis work. This will include a weekly seminar meeting focused on qualitative and quantitative research methods, research ethics, and contemporary research questions and approaches; collaborative group workshops; and individual and group conference meetings with faculty supervisors on either a regular or an as-needed basis. The seminar component will include readings on, and discussions of, research methods and ethics that are specific to the research in which students may be interested in engaging for their thesis work, as well as the discussion of contemporary research articles that are relevant to potential research projects. Some weekly seminars will be led by invited faculty in child development, education, psychology, and related disciplines.

The primary objective of this course will be to provide a supportive structure for students as they complete their thesis work and prepare for life after Sarah Lawrence College. This will include a biweekly seminar meeting focused on collaborative workshopping of ongoing thesis work. We will also invite in Sarah Lawrence alumni/ae, faculty, and staff to discuss various aspects of professional development, as everyone finds that helpful. The objectives of this course are for students to:

1. Develop, implement, evaluate, and report on their final thesis project, drawing on their colleagues and their thesis advisors as key resources;
2. Effectively support their colleagues, as they develop, implement, evaluate, and report on their final thesis projects; and
3. Develop and enhance their expertise as a child-development professional. 

The primary objective of this course will be to provide a supportive structure for students as they complete their thesis work and prepare for life after Sarah Lawrence College. This will include a biweekly seminar meeting focused on collaborative workshopping of ongoing thesis work. We will also invite in Sarah Lawrence alumni/ae, faculty, and staff to discuss various aspects of professional development, as everyone finds that helpful. The objectives of this course are for students to:

1. Develop, implement, evaluate, and report on their final thesis project, drawing on their colleagues and their thesis advisors as key resources;
2. Effectively support their colleagues, as they develop, implement, evaluate, and report on their final thesis projects; and
3. Develop and enhance their expertise as a child-development professional.

Students will design and develop an original research project, choosing a topic of interest to study and investigate. This project will culminate in a master’s thesis. Students will develop and submit for approval both a thesis proposal and relevant IRB materials (which might include an IRB proposal).

Students will design and develop an original research project, choosing a topic of interest to study and investigate. This project culminates in a master’s thesis. Students will develop and submit a final thesis project by the end of this course.