Doctor of Education

Human Development and Education

Human Development and Education focuses on development throughout the life span, from infancy through adulthood. Special consideration is given to how issues of cognitive, social and emotional development intersect with community and cultural contexts. The strengths of faculty and students include the following broad topics: language and literacy; mind, brain, and education; early childhood development; and children at risk. Graduates of the concentration will be distinguished by their ability to apply developmental research to address issues in education policy and practice.

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Boston Conservatory music education department chair Rhoda Bernard equips new music teachers with tools for educating all children equally as part of the school's Students on the Autism Spectrum program.

Diverse Interests: Doctoral Student Phil Lee

Doctoral student Phil Lee has spent his career and education on a quest to address racial inequality and educational access. Now, he will take it even further as HGSE's first diversity intern.

Corinne Varon-Green, C.A.S.'95, Ed.D.'04

"Research shows that students coming out of [bilingual immersion schools] outperform monolingual students. Learning two languages represents an academic advantage to any student no matter the background."

Raygine DiAquoi

She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and attended public schools until the sixth grade when her parents, wanting her to have every opportunity, sent her to the Hewitt School, a private school for girls on the Upper East Side.

Jerry Murphy, Ed.D.'73

"I discovered at Harvard a whole new side of myself -- I was a halfway decent researcher. I also discovered that I knew a lot about practice and really liked writing about the everyday reality of how things actually worked."

Shimon Waronker, Ed.D. Candidate

When Waronker walked into J.H.S. 022 in the South Bronx, N.Y. to become its seventh principal in two years, he had reason to be worried. Instead, he was determined to take back the school, starting with the gangs.