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Victoria R. Fu, Ph.D.
Professor of Human Development,
Director of Child Development Center for Learning & Research

 

              E-Mail    vfu@vt.edu

Mailing Address   309 Wallace Hall (0416)
                          
   Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-4796

                   Fax    540-231-7012

     Office Hours    By appointment

     

Curriculum Vitae

Victoria R. Fu, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development, Director of Child Development Center for Learning and Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Primary Academic Interests

  • Contextual influences on how people learn
  • Inquiry based, social constructivist approach to teaching and learning
  • Informal Science Education for children, youth and families

Professional Responsibilities

Advisory Boards and Committees:

    • Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Ready to Learn
    • U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Secretary’s Committee to Review and Evaluate Head Start Research and Standards
    • National Council for Professional Recognition in Early Childhood Education

Current Research

  • Contextual influences on how people learn
  • Informal Science Education for children, youth, and families
  • Learning Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

Selected Publications and Presentations

Hill, L. T., Stemmel, A. J. & Fu, V. R. (2005). Teaching as Inquiry: Rethinking Curriculum in Early Childhood Education. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Stremmel, A. J., Hill, L. T., & Fu, V. R. (2004). An inside perspective of
paradigm shifts in child development laboratory programs: Bridging theory and professional preparation. In S. Reifel (Series Ed.), Advances in Early Education and Day Care, Vol. 13.

Fu, V. R., Stremmel, A. J., & Hill, L. T. (Eds.) (2001). Teaching and learning: Collaborative exploration of the Reggio Emilia approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Fu, V. R., & Stremmel, A. J.(Eds). (1999). Affirming diversity through democratic conversations. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Fu, V. R. (2003). Innovations in early education and care. In D. Cryer (Ed.) Early Childhood Education and Care in the USA. Pp. 36-45.

Fu, V.R. et al. Science DiscoveryWorks (Grades k-3). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. (Curriculum, teacher’s guide, and science experiences, based on learning and teaching as inquiry, and is connected to the National Science Education Standards.)

 

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