2012 TC Academics
Teachers College, Columbia University
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Celia S. Genishi

Professional Background

Educational Background

B.A., Barnard College (Spanish Literature); M.A.T., Harvard University (Teaching Modern Foreign Languages); Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Early Childhood Education, Language and Reading Development Program)

Scholarly Interests

Early childhood education. Language in the classroom. Qualitative research. Childhood bilingualism.

Selected Publications

Ways of Assessing Children and Curriculum: Stories of Early Childhood Practice (Teachers College Press).

The Need for Story: Cultural Diversity in Classroom and Community (National Council of Teachers of English).

"Talking their way into print: English language learners in a pre-kindergarten classroom" (Beginning Reading and Writing).

 "Teaching in early childhood education: Understanding practices through research and theory" (Handbook of Research on Teaching, 4th ed.).


C&T 4900: Research and independent study: Curriculum and teaching

Masters degree students undertake research and independent study under the direction of a faculty member.

C&T 5321: Practicum in early childhood education: Curriculum development, observation, and assessment in early childhood

Permission required. Supervised professional field experiences in early childhood settings. Emphasis on emerging issues and refinement of practice.

C&T 5502: Introduction to qualitative research in curriculum and teaching

Introductory seminar on methods in qualitative research, with focus on case studies in classrooms and schools.

C&T 6900: Directed research and theory development in curriculum and teaching

Permission required.

C&T 7501: Dissertation seminar in curriculum and teaching

Professors Genishi, Knight, Schoonmaker and Zumwalt. Two semesters required of all doctoral candidates in the department unless proposal is defended in the first semester. Development of doctoral dissertations and presentation of proposals for approval.

C&T 8900: Dissertation advisement in curriculum and teaching

Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D. degree.