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Vivian Kunimitsu
Professor of Child Development
Profile
Vivian Kunimitsu insists that every
student, regardless of his or her major,
should take a child deveiopment
course,
"The source of many of our society's
problems can be traced directly back to
the home and family life, particularly to
parenting skills, " says Kunimitsu.
"Where do adults get the knowledge
and training that will enable them to
understand the development of a child?
Where do they learn how to create a
communicative, responsive environment
that will enable a child to grow up
feeling like a worthy person who is able
to cope and contribute to society? A
child development course, particularly
one that focuses on the developing
child in the context of the family, can
offer some very valuable and practical
insights into important aspects of
parent-child relationships."
Kunimitsu admits that students may get
Information about children in various
courses, such as education and
psychology "But a basic child
development course in home
economics integrates research on
children from a number of disciplines,
including home economics, and applies
it in a relevant way to the child in the
family setting," she says. "It will also
help you to understand yourself betler,
as well as others. I!
Kunimitsu has been involved with
children on many different levels. In
addition to being the mother of two
teenage daughters, she has opened two
nursery schools, participated in
research dealing with the gifted
preschool child, and taughl both
undergraduate and graduale child
development courses. Last year, the
School of Agriculture and Home
Economics awarded her the prestigious
Salgo-Noren Award for Outstanding
Teacher 01 the Year. Currently, she Is
the graduate coordinator for the Family
Studies and Home Economics
Department and Ihe adviser for the
Interdisciplinary Child Development
major.
Q: What does the study of child
development involve?
A: The key concept is "development."
Development implies progression and
change. As appiied to the study at the
chiid, the changes that are studied are
those in the physical, social, emotional,
cognitive, and creative developmental
areas that make up the "whoie child."
We study theories and the application
of these theories to contemporary
parenting and societal issues. Of
necessity, the study of the child begins
at conception and continues into
adulthood. The topics that are often
raised for d'iscussion are those
pertaining to alternative family structures
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Object Description
| Title | 1985-86 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1985-04 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 021 |
| Full Text Search | Vivian Kunimitsu Professor of Child Development Profile Vivian Kunimitsu insists that every student, regardless of his or her major, should take a child deveiopment course, "The source of many of our society's problems can be traced directly back to the home and family life, particularly to parenting skills, " says Kunimitsu. "Where do adults get the knowledge and training that will enable them to understand the development of a child? Where do they learn how to create a communicative, responsive environment that will enable a child to grow up feeling like a worthy person who is able to cope and contribute to society? A child development course, particularly one that focuses on the developing child in the context of the family, can offer some very valuable and practical insights into important aspects of parent-child relationships." Kunimitsu admits that students may get Information about children in various courses, such as education and psychology "But a basic child development course in home economics integrates research on children from a number of disciplines, including home economics, and applies it in a relevant way to the child in the family setting," she says. "It will also help you to understand yourself betler, as well as others. I! Kunimitsu has been involved with children on many different levels. In addition to being the mother of two teenage daughters, she has opened two nursery schools, participated in research dealing with the gifted preschool child, and taughl both undergraduate and graduale child development courses. Last year, the School of Agriculture and Home Economics awarded her the prestigious Salgo-Noren Award for Outstanding Teacher 01 the Year. Currently, she Is the graduate coordinator for the Family Studies and Home Economics Department and Ihe adviser for the Interdisciplinary Child Development major. Q: What does the study of child development involve? A: The key concept is "development." Development implies progression and change. As appiied to the study at the chiid, the changes that are studied are those in the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and creative developmental areas that make up the "whoie child." We study theories and the application of these theories to contemporary parenting and societal issues. Of necessity, the study of the child begins at conception and continues into adulthood. The topics that are often raised for d'iscussion are those pertaining to alternative family structures 21 |
