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Department of Child and Family Studies

  • UT Ranked as Top Institution for Teacher Preparation

    by March 7, 2019

    For the second year in a row, UT was rated top among Tennessee institutions for preparing teachers to work in the state, according to the 2018 Teacher Preparation Report Card. UT …

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  • Parenting in Ethiopia

    by March 7, 2019

    By Sarah Plemmons During the summers of 2016 and 2017, a UT professor traveled to the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia to observe families from the small community of Doko. Department …

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  • 3 Minutes On: Compassionate Love

    by October 19, 2018

    Although popular images of marriage conjure up notions of romance and passion as the keys to relationship success, couples whose relationships endure for years—even decades—often cite something different as key …

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  • How to Help Kids Engage with Nature

    by Michael Purdy October 7, 2016

    The UT Early Learning Center (ELC) embarked on an initiative focused on nature-based experiences a few years ago and is passionately committed to exploring this work in our own program. …

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  • Faculty Spotlight: Julia Jakel

    by Accolades Staff October 7, 2016

    Spotlight on Assistant Professor Julia Jakel

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  • Going Natural

    by Accolades Staff October 15, 2015

    This summer, the Early Learning Center hosted its first annual Early Learning Institute, Cultivating Our Natural Learning Community. During the two-day institute, more than one hundred educators from across the country participated in …

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  • Singing and Cooking with the Band

    by Accolades Staff October 9, 2014

    By Brooks Clark During her time as an undergraduate in Child and Family Studies at UT, Kimberly Schlapman sang lead on some good old honky-tonk tunes for the Buttermilk Cowboys …

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  • Natural Playground at Head Start Center

    by Accolades Staff September 25, 2014

    CEHHS faculty joined community volunteers to install a new natural playground at the North Head Start Center. The playground will give students a new recreation area and provide researchers with …

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  • In the Garden

    by Accolades Staff September 11, 2013

    A kitchen demonstration garden helps kids learn about garden-to-table concepts, science, and art.

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  • Child and Family Studies
  • Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
  • Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies
  • Nutrition
  • Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Theory and Practice in Teacher Education
  • Public Health
  • Educational Psychology and Counseling

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