Avoiding Ethnocentrism
How can an understanding of culture and human development help the behavioral sciences avoid ethnocentrism? In this webinar, presented as a conversation hour at the 2021 biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, four scholars from around the globe - Botswana, Brazil, Ghana, and Hong Kong - share their views on this topic.
Moderated by researchers from the Netherlands and the USA, the webinar addresses the challenge of constructing a pluralistic developmental science that works for humanity in all its global complexity.
Click below to watch the conversation.
Making Voices Heard
Making Voices Heard: Diversity, Disadvantage, and Discrimination in Educational Settings features diverse UConn undergraduates, graduate students, and young professionals in conversations about their experiences of racism and how we can respond positively to current challenges. The project was funded by an award from the President’s Commitment to Community Initiative.
An official launch of the video took place on April 22, 2021, introduced by Vice President Franklin Tuitt, and President Thomas Katsouleas.
CLICK on the link below to see a recording of the event and conversation highlights, or to choose full-length versions of the videos.
Making Voices Heard
Researchers for the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools held a working conference in Warsaw in 2009
The CHHD works on several projects with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood - here, Super and Harkness participate in a Statehouse forum on preventing child abuse.
The Graduate Certificate in Culture, Health, and Human Development
Watch the videos below to learn about the program.
Spotlight
- Community Engagement: New Instructors Certified – National FDC ® Instructors’ Institute21 new FDC® instructors from family service agencies around the country are now certified to teach the 90-hour “Empowerment Skills for Family Workers” course. Scroll through this brief slideshow to learn more.
- New Family Development Credential (FDC) Instructors CertifiedMembers of the National Family Development Credential (NFDC) team (Sue Pappas, Caroline Mavridis, & Amy Knight) conducted a four-day NFDC Instructor Institute in Storrs, certifying 25 new FDC instructors from across the country – from California to New York, and in between (Oklahoma). Charles Super delivered the closing ceremony remarks. NFDC, founded and directed by Claire Forest, and co-directed […]
- UConn Today Article on CHHD Virtual Study ExchangeA recent article in UConn Today features the virtual study exchange program initiated by the CHHD with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Professor Sara Harkness is quoted describing the experience, “That’s the epitome of a wonderful class – when you have gathered, in one group, people who bring different life experiences and cultural backgrounds to […]
- New CHHD Undergraduate MinorUConn undergraduate students will have the opportunity to enroll in a new interdisciplinary minor in Culture, Health, and Human Development (CHHD), beginning in Fall 2023. The new minor includes 54 designated classes offered by 17 departments in three of UConn’s schools and colleges, and is open to students majoring in any program. The CHHD minor […]