Vickie Fu

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

 

              E-Mail    vfu@vt.edu

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

               Phone    540-231-4796

                   Fax    540-231-7012

  

 

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.)