The Institute of Child Study | ||
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Historical
Background
Staff and Faculty MA in Child Study and Education The Laboratory School Standards of Practice Ongoing research |
The Institute
of Child Study, part of the Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education of the University
of Toronto, is a centre for both child development research and professional
education. It also houses a model elementary Laboratory
School. This facility supports the research and teaching missions of
the Institute.
Established in 1926, its graduates have played leading roles at the provincial, national and international levels in the education and care of young children. Currently, its research programs receive worldwide attention.The Institute offers a unique postundergraduate, two-year MA in Child Study and Education with a specialization in Childhood Education.This program leads to the Ontario Teacher's Certificate, additional qualifications in primary education, special education, and certification in early childhood education. It fosters understanding of child development and young children, through research and practical experience, and aims to encourage professional leadership among graduates of the teacher education program. As part of the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the Institute of Child Study also participates in graduate degree programs in Human Development including Educational Psychology and Special Education and Child-Clinical Psychology. The Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre located at the Institute supports multidisciplinary study of child development with participating researchers from education, psychology, social work, sociology, psychiatry, family law, and other academic fields. Computer and research facilities support a variety of staff and student studies dealing with topics such as reading instruction, children's understanding of school, exemplary kindergarten practice, self-regulation in the classroom, children's grasp of mathematics concepts, and effects of family conflict on children, the integration of children's services, the integration of special needs children, children's rights, child abuse, and school as a knowledge-building community. |