Beth White
Professor
Teaching and Learning
Office
Degarmo Hall - DEG 238
Office Hours
by appointment
- About
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Biography
Elizabeth White, Ph.D., is a Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning. She currently teaches courses related to child development and early childhood education. Her research interests include children’s civic engagement, teachers’ civic practices, and culturally responsive teaching. Dr. White formerly taught elementary school in Atlanta, GA.
Current Courses
210.001Child Growth And Development: Early Childhood and Elementary Education
292.001Early Childhood Education Clinical I
278.002Practices & Issues In Early Childhood Education
Teaching Interests & Areas
Child Development, Learning Theories, Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Research Interests & Areas
Children's Civic Engagement, Teachers' Civic Practices, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Preservice Teacher Preparation
PhD Education
University of California, Los Angeles
MA Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Other Early Childhood
Mercer University, Tifit College of Education
Atlanta, GA
BA Psychology
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
ISU Impact Award
Illinois State University
2017
SRCD Dissertation Funding Award
Society for Research in Child Development
2011
Norma and Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
UCLA
2010
Book, Chapter
Mistry, R. S., White, E. S., Chow, K. A., Griffin, K. M., & Nenadal, L. (2016). A mixed methods approach to equity and justice research: Insights from research on children’s reasoning about economic inequality. In S. Horn, M. Ruck, & L. Liben (Eds.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior: Theoretical and Empirical/Methodological Issues Associated with Equity and Justice Part A, Vol. 50 (pp. 209-236). United Kingdom: Elsevier Inc.
Journal Article
White, E. S. (2024). Preservice elementary teachers and future civic teaching. The Journal of Social Studies Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/23522798241252939
White, E. S. (2021). Parent values, civic participation, and children's volunteering. Children and Youth Services Review, 127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106115
White, E. S. (2021). Service-learning to develop responsiveness among preservice teachers. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2021.150109
White, E. S. (2021). The canned food drive: What do students learn? Social Studies Research and Practice, 16(1), 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-09-2020-0044
White, E. S., & Mistry, R. S. (2019). Teachers' civic socialization practices and children's civic engagement. Applied Developmental Science, 23(2), 183-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2017.1377078
Presentations
Ruhe Marsh, L., & White, E. S. (2024, June). Flexible student teaching models. Presentation at the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Convocation in Springfield, IL.
White, E. S. & Quesenberry, A. (2024, February). Student experiences in an alternative teacher preparation program for early childhood educators. Paper presented at the annual SoTL Commons Conference in Savannah, GA.
Quesenberry, A., White, E. S., & Ruhe Marsh, L. (2023, October). Elevating the ECE workforce: Alternative pathways to degree completion. Presentation at the Sharing a Vision Conference in Peoria, IL.
White, E. S. (2023, March). Teaching about the presidential election in K-8 classrooms: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the annual Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
White, E. S. (2022, February). Preservice teachers’ future civic teaching. Paper presented at the annual Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Chicago, IL.
White, E. S., & Poggendorf, S. (2021, February). Community service to develop responsiveness among preservice teachers. Paper presented at the annual Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Virtual Conference.