Faculty

Fabienne Doucet

Assistant Professor of Education

Fabienne Doucet

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Curriculum Vitae/Syllabi

Fabienne Doucet brings an interdisciplinary perspective to her research and teaching in Early Childhood Education, given her training in human development and family studies, which stands at the crossroads of developmental psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Her research program addresses the educational experiences of immigrant and U.S.-born children of color. Using ethnography, Doucet seeks to understand how structural factors, such as race, nationality, immigrant status, and socioeconomic status (1) impact upon children’s educational experiences, and (2) contribute to parents’ interactions with and understandings of the educational project. She has examined the everyday experiences of African American preschoolers, their parents’ childrearing values and practices, and how parents and caregivers prepare African American children for the transition to school. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Immigration Projects with fellowships from the National Science Foundation and the Spencer Foundation. There she studied the adaptation and schooling experiences of 1.5- and 2nd-generation Haitian youth and their families, focusing on the impact of generational status on these processes. Her latest project is a critical ethnography of immigrant family involvement in Head Start. Doucet has a B.A. in behavioral science from Messiah College and a Ph.D. in human development and family studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.


Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2000
    Human Development and Family Studies (Child Development)
  • M.S. University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1998
    Human Development and Family Studies (Child Development)
  • B.A. Messiah College 1995
    Behavioral Science (Child Development)

Publications

  • Tudge, J. R. H., Freitas, L. B. L., & Doucet, F. (2009). The transition to school: Reflections from a contextualist perspective. In H. Daniels, H. Lauder & J. Porter (Eds.), Educational theories, cultures and learning: A critical perspective (pp. 117-133). London: Routledge. (view)
  • Doucet, F. (2008). How African American parents understand their and teachers' roles in children's schooling and what this means for preparing preservice teachers. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education [Special Issue on Multicultural Teacher Education in Honor of Leslie R. Williams], 29(2), 108-139. (view)
  • Doucet, F., & Tudge, J. (2007). Co-Constructing the transition to school: Reframing the "novice" versus "expert" roles of children, parents, and teachers from a cultural perspective. In R. C. Pianta, M. J. Cox & K. L. Snow (Eds.), School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the era of accountability (pp. 307-328). Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing. (view)
  • Doucet, F., & Hamon, R. R. (2007). A nation of diversity: Demographics of the United States of America and their implications for families. In B. Sherif-Trask & R. R. Hamon (Eds.), Cultural diversity and families: Expanding perspectives. (pp. 20-43). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (view)
  • Tudge, J., Doucet, F., Odero, D., Sperb, T., Piccinini, C., & Lopes, R. (2006). A window into different cultural worlds: Young children's everyday activities in the United States, Kenya, and Brazil. Child Development [Special Issue on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Child Development], 77(5), 1446-1469. (view)
  • Doucet, F., & Suárez-Orozco, C. (2006). Ethnic identity and schooling: The experiences of Haitian immigrant youth. In L. Romanucci-Ross, G. DeVos & T. Tsuda (Eds.), Ethnic identity: Creation, conflict, and accommodation (4th ed., pp. 163-188). Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press. (view)
  • Doucet, F. (2005). Divergent realities: The home and school lives of Haitian immigrant youth. Journal of Youth Ministry, 3(2), 37-65. (view)
  • Tudge, J., & Doucet, F. (2004). Early mathematical experiences: Observing young Black and White children's everyday experiences. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19, 21-39. (view)
  • Suárez-Orozco, C., Suárez-Orozco, M. M., & Doucet, F. (2003). The academic engagement and achievement of Latino Youth. In J. A. Banks & C. A. M. Banks (Eds.), Handbook of research on multicultural education (2nd ed., pp. 720-737). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (view)
  • Doucet, F. (2003). Identities and their complexities: A review essay of Trends in Ethnic Identification Among Second-Generation Haitian Immigrants in New York City by Flore Zéphir. Race and Society, 6, 75-82. (view)
  • Tudge, J., Doucet, F., & Hayes, S. (2001). Theory, method and analysis: Necessary interconnections in the study of children and families. Contrapontos: Revista de Educao [Counterpoints: The Journal of Education], 1(3), 11-22. (view)
  • Tudge, J., Hayes, S., Doucet, F., Odero, D., Kulakova, M., Tammesveski, P., Meltsas, M., & Lee, S. (2000). Parents’ participation in cultural practices with their preschoolers: A cross-cultural study of everyday activities. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa [Psychology: Theory and Research], 16(1), 1-11. (view)
  • Tudge, J., Doucet, F., Odero, D. A., Tammeveski, P., Meltsas, M., Lee, S., & Kulakova, M. (1999). Desenvolvimento infantil em contexto cultural: O impacto do engajamento de pré-escolares em atividades do cotidiano familiar [Children’s development in cultural context: The impact of preschoolers’ engagement in everyday family activities]. Interfaces: Revista de Psicologia [Interfaces: Journal of Psychology,] 2(1), 23-32. (view)
  • Futris, T. G., Hicks, S., Hall, A. H., Etz, K., Doucet, F., & Lange, G. (1999). Preparing graduates for a diverse job market: A comparison of human development and family science progams. Family Science Review, 12(2), 131-153. (view)

Awards

  • 2009 : Outstanding Article for 2008, Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education (awarded for “How African American parents understand their and teachers’ roles in children’s schooling and what this means for preparing preservice teachers.")
  • 2009 : Pacesetter (Young Alumna) Award, School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • 2004 : Messiah College Young Alumnus Achievement Award
  • 2002 : National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2000 : National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2000 : Graduate Excellence Award, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Grensboro

Courses

E25.2003 Integrating Seminar in Early Childhood Education II (The Teacher as Researcher)

E25.2012 Multicultural Perspectives in Social Studying in Early Childhood Education

E25.2024 Issues in Early Childhood Education

E25.2370 Culminating Seminar in Early Childhood Education

E27.3001 Dissertation Proposal Seminar

E27.3022 Doctoral Seminar: Contemporary Research Issues in Early Childhood Education