Doctor's degree in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College

 

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Doctor's Degree in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College

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Doctor's degree
Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology

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The doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in “Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology” is housed in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology.

All members of the staff situate their teaching, research and service within the mission of the Lynch School, which is to improve human well-being through teaching, research, and service.

We prepare undergraduate and graduate students to serve diverse populations in a variety of professional roles as teachers and researchers in colleges and universities and as researchers and leaders in applied settings, including schools, government agencies, and health and human services organizations.

Through our research, we seek to advance developmental psychological knowledge to inform policy and improve practice. We share the school’s mission, that is, an “underlying aspiration to enhance the human condition, to expand the human imagination and to make the world more just.” These aspirations and goals are embodied in our teaching, research, and service.

The focus of the Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology Program is development and learning in sociocultural context. Areas of program expertise within the study of child development and child functioning include cognitive development and social development from the preschool years through adolescence. We also have expertise on adult functioning in community settings. Development is examined, in both research and curriculum, across multiple, interactive contexts or levels. These levels include:

Individual Functioning
• Basic Processes
• Individual Differences
• Developmental Disabilities
• Biological Bases of Behavior

Interpersonal Processes
• Family Relationships
• Peer Relationships
• Parenting

Community, Cultural, and Public Policy
• Schools and Learning Environments
• Poverty
• Race and Ethnicity
• Gender

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