ECHD/HUMS 125: Introduction to Early Childhood Education

Here are some new presentations from research at Cornell University. The reports vary in topic and length; the authors are professors in the College of Human Ecology. To get started go to:
2009 Human Development Research Update Presentations

The Surprising Rationality of Young Children's Learning
Tamar Kushnir discusses her research on how children learn and how social context and social information influences children’s learning. [Video & slides]

Update on Effective Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs
John Eckenrode provides an overview of child maltreatment, intervention and prevention research, intervention models and specifically the Nurse Family Partnership Program. [Video & slides]

The Environment of Childhood Poverty
Gary Evans provides an overview of the social and physical characteristics of settings that low income children grow up in and discusses what we know about why poverty is bad for children’s development. [Video & article]