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Nowak-Fabrykowski, Krystyna

Professor of Early Childhood Education

FACULTY

More about Krystyna Nowak-Fabrykowski

Books

2024 Nowak-Fabrykowski,K (2024).Nurturing Development of Foster and Adopted children, New York: Peter Lang (accepted).

 2021 Nowak-Fabrykowski,K (2021).(2nd Edition Different Perspectives on Caring: Making Caring a Metacognitive Activity (with reflections on the impact of the COVID - Pandemic). Ronkonkoma, New York: Linus. ISBN 13:978-1-60797- 956-2.

 2020 Nowak-Fabrykowski, K. (2020) (Ed.) Helping Immigrant Children Succeed –A LookThrough Research, Experiences, and Practical Solutions (Ed.) New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-1-4331-7679-1.

2017 Balachowicz J., Nowak_Fabrykowski, K., Zbrog, Z. (2017) (Eds). International Trends In Preparation of Early Childhood Teachers for Working in a Changing World. Warsaw, 1. Poland.  :Wydawnictwo Akademii Pedagogiki Specialnej., ISBN 978-83-64953-84-2.

2011 Nowak-Fabrykowski, K. (2011). Different Perspectives on Caring: Making Caring Metacognitive Activity. New York:  Linus: ISBN 1-60797-232-8

2010 Nowak-Fabrykowski, K. (2010). Education in Transition: Changes in Eastern and Central Europe. (Editor) New York: Linus ISBN: 1-60797-128-3

Professional Experiences: 

2014-present: PROFESSOR, Department of Teacher and Special Education, Central Michigan University, Michigan, USA

2009-2014: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development, Central Michigan University, Michigan, USA

2007-2009: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Spadoni College of Education, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, USA

2002-2007: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Education and Allied Studies, John Carroll University, Ohio, USA

1998-2002: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Education, Mount Union College, Ohio, USA

1997 (Summer): LECTURER - University of Lethbridge, Canada 

1994-1996: LECTURER - Department of German and Slavic, University of Manitoba, Canada 

1993-1995: FACULTY   ADVISOR - for Student Teaching Experiences, The University of Manitoba, Canada

1989-1993: LECTURER - Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, The University of Manitoba, Canada; LECTURER - Department of Psychology, The University of Manitoba, Canada

1988-1989: SUBSTITUTE TEACHER - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

1986-1987: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - Department of Educational Psychology, Laval University, Québec, Canada

1982-1983: CHILDCARE WORKER - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

1982: TEACHER ASSISTANT - Montessori School

1997-1998 - Post-doctoral Fellow, Laval University, Québec, Canada, The Changes that were Postulated and Implemented in the History Teachers' Education Program in Poland after the Collapse of the Communist Regime

1994-1996 - Ph.D., Warsaw University, Poland, Thesis: "The Role of Symbols in the Process of Schooling Children"

1983-1984 - Diploma of Phonetics and Linguistic Applied in Teaching French, Sorbonne University, Paris III, France

1977-1981 - Master of Education, University of Lodz, Poland, Thesis: "Freinet's Theory of Teaching and Teachers" 

1975-1977 - Diploma, School for Childcare Workers, Lodz, Poland

Courses Taught

ECE 630 Culturally Responsive Early Childhood Programs

ECE 629 Promoting Parents’ Involvement in Early Childhood Education

EDU 644 Theories and Research on Concept Development and Creativity in Early Childhood Education

EDU 525 Early Childhood Education

EDU 557/ECE 657 Cognitive and Psychomotor Experiences for Young Children

EDU 393/EDU293 Learning Theory in Elementary Education

EDU 280 Education of Children

EDU 495 Foundations of Education