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Elena M Nitecki

Professor, Early Childhood and Childhood Education
School of Education
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Elena M Nitecki

Professor, Early Childhood and Childhood Education
School of Education

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Elena Nitecki is a Professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education at 91心頭. Her academic experience includes teaching a variety of courses at the postsecondary level, serving on numerous committees, writing accreditation reports, and managing a federal grant. Academic scholarship includes publications and presentations on various topics in early childhood education, teacher preparation, and the impact of the Global Education Reform Movement on the education of young children. 

Dr. Nitecki teaches several online and face-to-face courses. Most recently, those include:

  • EDUC 500: Educational Foundations from Diverse Perspectives
  • EDUC 513: Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Foundations, Methods, Materials
  • MTHE 542: Enhancing Mathematics with STEM

Current research includes various topics in early childhood education teacher preparation, the impact of the Global Education Reform Movement on the education of young children, and STEM education in elementary schools. 

Nitecki, E. (2023, December). Book Review: Finding Froebel: The man who invented kindergarten by Helge Wasmuth, Ulf Sauerbrey, and Michael Winkler. (2024). Global Education Review, 2023, vol. 4. pp. 56-59. 

Nitecki, E. & Wasmuth, H. (2021). The child as Other: The duality of the Other and the pedagogy of care. In Z. Kinkead-Clark & K. Escayg (Eds.). Reconceptualising quality early childhood education, care and development. Perspectives from the others. London, England: MacMillan Publishing.

Faas, S., Kas端schke, D., Nitecki, E., Urban, M., & Wasmuth, H. (2019). Preface. In S. Faas, D. Kas端schke, E. Nitecki, M. Urban, & H. Wasmuth (2019). Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and CareReconceptualization and Comparison, vii-xv. Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood Series. Palgrave MacMillan.

Nitecki, E., & Wasmuth, H. (2019). GERM and its effects on ECEC: Analyzing unintended consequences, destructive practices, and hidden agendas. In S. Faas, D. Kas端schke, E. Nitecki, M. Urban, & H. Wasmuth (2019). Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and CareReconceptualization and Comparison, 57-84. Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood Series. Palgrave MacMillan.

 

  • Teaching Innovation Award, 91心頭, 2018 
  • Online Teacher of the Year, 91心頭, 2013