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Navaz Bhavnagri, Ph.D.

285 College of Education
313-577-0953
aa4214@wayne.edu
Program Area: Early Childhood Education

To make an appointment call 313-577-0902. 

 

 

            Navaz Peshotan Bhavnagri is an associate professor of Early Childhood Education at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. She has served the field of early childhood education for 44 years, of which 36 have been in higher education and the remaining working with young children. She has diverse work experiences in Houston, New York, West Lafayette, Champaign-Urbana, Detroit, and India. She is an author and co-author of several articles and chapters on topics such as parent-peer linkages, parent-child relationships, home-school- community relationships, parenting stress of African-American mothers, culture and infancy, cross-cultural child development, multicultural education, portfolio assessments, program evaluations, immigrant children and families, faculty-librarian collaboration, and children's literature. She has served on publication committees of Childhood Education, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Early Education and Development, Early Childhood Research and Practice.

Publications.

A. Journal Articles


Molenda, C. & Bhavnagri, N. P. (revise and to be resubmitted 2008) Cooperation Through Movement Education and Children’s Literature. Childhood Education.


Jannise, H. C., Bhavnagri, N. P., Li, X., Butler, S. T., Stanton, B. (revise and to be resubmitted April 2008). Impact of Classroom Computer Availability on Preschoolers' Social Interactions. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

 

Fish, M. A., Li, X.,  McCarrick, K., Butler, S. T., Stanton, B. Brumitt, G. A. Bhavnagri   N. B., Holtrop T. Partridge, T.  (2008). Early Childhood Computer Experience and Cognitive Development Among Urban Low-Income Preschoolers. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 38, 1, 537-553.

 

McCarrick, K., Li, X., Fish, A. M., Holtrop, T., Bhavnagri, N. P., Brumitt, G. A., Butler, S. T., Stanton, B. & Ty. P. (2007). The Association of Parental Involvement in Young Children’s Computer Use and Cognitive Development. NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field. 10, 2, 67-82.

 

Bhavnagri, N. P. & Prosperi J. D. (2007) The Challenge to Equality: “We made it, Why Can’t You?” Multicultural Education. 14. 3 56-60


Bhavnagri, N. P., Krolikowski, S., & Vaswani, T. G (2006) Interagency Collaboration For Culturally Diverse Immigrant Children and Families: A Case Study with Historical and Contemporaneous Perspective. Childhood Education, 83, 1, 6-11.


Bhavnagri, N. & Bielat V. (2005). Faculty-Librarian Collaboration To Teach Research Skills: Electronic Symbiosis. The Reference Librarian, 89/90, 121-138 .


Elliott, S., Snyder, J., Larson, M., Bhavnagri, N., Hamilton, C., Miller, A., & Freirson, P. Windermuth, J. (2003). Linking National Standards: A Reflective Process. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 23,1-9


Creech, N., & Bhavnagri, N. P. (2002). Teaching elements of story through drama to first graders. Childhood Education, 79, 4, 219-224.


Philips J. S., & Bhavnagri, N. P. (2002). Maasai Education and migratory lifestyle: Challenges and Empowerment. Childhood Education, 78, 3, 140-146.


Bhavnagri, N. P. ( 2001) The Global Village: Migration and education. Childhood Education, 77, 5, 256-259.


Rubin, L. & Bhavnagri, N. P. ( 2001). Voices Of Recent Chaldean Adolescent Immigrant's Experiences. Childhood Education, 77, 5, 308-312.

Gonzalez-Mena, J. & Bhavnagri, N. P. (2001) Helping ECE professionals understand cultural differences in sleeping practices. Child Care Information Exchange, March/April, 138, 91-93.


Bhavnagri, N. P. & Krolikowski, S. ( 2000). Home-community visits during an era of reform (1870-1920) Early Childhood Research and Practice. http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/index.html


Gonzalez-Mena, J., & Bhavnagri, N. P. ( 2000). Diversity and infant caregiving. Young Children, 55, 5, 31-35.

Bhavnagri, N. P. (1999). Low income African-American mothers' parenting stress and instructional strategies to promote peer relationships in preschool children. Early Education and Development, 10, 551-571.

Bhavnagri, N. P., & Vaswani, T. G. (1999). Expanded roles of teachers for the 21 Century: An Indian Context. Childhood Education, 75, 297-303. [This article is reprinted in Annual Editions Multicultural Education, Dushkin McGraw Hill Spring 2000]


Honigman, J. J. & Bhavnagri, N. P.(1998). Painting with Scissors: Art education beyond Production. Childhood Education, 74, 205-212.


Bhavnagri, N. P & Gonzalez-Mena, J.,(1997). The cultural context of infancy Childhood Education, 74, 2-14.
[This article is reprinted in Eve-Marie Arce (Ed.) Perspectives: Early Childhood Education, Houghton Mifflin, 1999)


Rodricks-Athans, L., & Bhavnagri, N. P.( 1996). Effective teaching strategies on AIDS education. Childhood Education, 73, 66-72.

Patel, N., Power, T., & Bhavnagri, N. P.(1996). Socialization values and practices of Indian immigrant parents: Correlates of modernity and acculturation. Child Development, 67, 302-313.


Bhavnagri. N. P., & Samuels, B. G. ( 1996). Children's literature and activities promoting social cognition of peer relationships in preschoolers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11, 307-331.

Bhavnagri, N. P., & Samuels, B. G. (1996). Making and keeping friends: Using children's literature and activities to promote understanding of peer relationships in young children. Childhood Education, 72, 219-224.


Moening, A. P., & Bhavnagri, N. P.(1996). Effects of the showcase writing portfolio process on first graders' writing. Early Education and Development, 7, 179-199.

Bhavnagri, N. P. (1995). An interview with professor Amita Verma: A leader in early childhood education in India. Childhood Education, 71, 156-160.


Adams, L., Bhavnagri, N., & Wehking, M. (1994) The International Year of the Family: A view from Michigan. The Beacon, 13 (1), 1-3.


Snyder, J., Elliott, S., Bhavnagri, N. P. & Boyer, J. (Winter 93-94). Beyond assessment: University/school collaboration in portfolio review and the challenge to program improvement. Action in Teacher Education XV (4), 55-60.  [This article is reprinted in Burke, K. (Ed.). Professional Portfolios, Arlington Heights, Illinois: IRI/Skylight Training and Publishing, Inc.]

Bhavnagri, N. P., & Parke, R. D. (1991 ). Parents as direct facilitators of children's peer relationships: Effects of age of child and sex of parent. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 8, 423-440.


Eheart, B., Steinkamp, M., & Bhavnagri, N.(1990) An innovative undergraduate child care training program and Its relationship to the education reform movement. Children and Youth Services Review, 12, 309-326.


B. Editorships of Journals

Guest Editor of 2001 Annual Theme "The Global Village: Migration and Education" Childhood Education, Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) 77,5.


C. Chapters Published

 

1. Authored

Bhavnagri,N. P. (2001). The Global Village: Migration and Education. Childhood Education, 77, 5, 256-259.


Bhavnagri, N. P. (1994). Child development and household behaviors. In R. Boorah, K. Cloud, S. Seshadri, T. S. Saraswathi, J. Peterson, & A. Verma (Eds.), Capturing complexity: An interdisciplinary look at women, households and development (pp.210-227). New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd. (Refereed Chapter)


Bhavnagri, N. (1987). Socialization of the infants: Two case studies.  In F. M. Magrabi & A. Verma (Eds.), Household resources and their changing relationships: Case studies in Gujarat, India (pp.69-78). Urbana-Champaign College of Agriculture: University of Illinois. (Monograph).


Bhavnagri, N. (1986). Mother-Infant Interactions in various cultural Settings. In L. G. Katz (Ed.), Current topics in early childhood: Vol. 6. (pp. 1-32). Jersey: Ablex Publishing Corporation. (Refereed Chapter).


2. Co-Authored


Bielat, V. & Bhavnagri, N. (2006) Vygotsky's Theory and Standards as Frameworks for Library instruction in a Research Methods Course. In D. Cook & T Cooper (Eds.) Teaching Information Literacy to Education and Social Sciences Students and Practioners: A Second Case Book of Applications (pp. 116-130).  Association of College and Research Libraries Press. (Competitive proposal submitted and then accepted as a chapter).

Parke, R. D., Carson, J., Burks, V., & Bhavnagri, N. (1989). Alternatives pathways: Modes of family peer relationships.In M. A. Luszcz & M. T. Neetlebeck (Ed.), Psychological development: Perspectives across the life span (pp. 15- 24). New York: North Holland Associates, Elsevier Science.


Parke, R. D., & Bhavnagri, N. (1989). Parents as managers of Children's social relationships. In D. Belle (Ed.), Children's social networks and social supports (pp.241- 259). New York: Wiley.


Parke, R. D., MacDonald, K. B., Burks, V. M., Bhavnagri, N., Barth, J.,& Beitel. A.(1989). Family and peer systems: In search of the linkages.In K. Kreppner & R. M. Lerner (Ed.), Family systems and life development (pp. 65-92). Hillsdale, N. J.:Erlbaum.


Parke, R. D., MacDonald, K. B., Beitel A., & Bhavnagri. N. (1988). The role of the family in the development of peer relationships. In R. DeV.Peters & R. J. McMahon (Ed.), Social learning and systems approaches to marriage and the family (pp. 17-44). New York: Brunner Mazel.


Johnson, E., & Bhavnagri. N., (1987). Visitors view a village. In F. M. Magrabi & A. Verma (Eds.), Household resources and their changing relationships: Case studies in Gujarat, India (pp . 9-18). Urbana-Champaign College of Agriculture: University of Illinois (Monograph).


Mason, J. M., McCormick C., & Bhavnagri. N. (1986). How are you going to help me learn?. Lesson negotiations between a teacher and Preschool Children. In D. Yaden & S. Templeton (Ed.), Meta linguistic awareness and beginning literacy (pp.159-197). New Hampshire: Heinemann Portsmouth.


D. Papers Published in Conference Proceedings.


Bhavnagri. N. P., Waker. M. L. Webster, D. T. (2004). Intervention and Outcomes: Benefits for College, Faculty, Teaching Assistant and Students, 5th Annual Teaching Learning Technology and Roundtable Conference, Wayne State University.


Bhavnagri, N., P., (2003) Electronic Symbiosis: Benefits from Collaboration, 4th Annual Teaching Learning Technology and Roundtable Conference, Wayne State University.


Bhavnagri, N. P. , Krolikowski, S. & Vaswani, T. G. (2002). A Historical Case Study on Interagency Collaboration for Culturally Diverse Immigrant Children and Families Monograph on Katz Symposium : Issues in Early Childhood Education http://ericeece.org/pubs/books/katzsympro.html


Bhavnagri, N. P. & DesChenes, K. (1992). Japan Alive Project: Intercultural development for kindergarteners through folk tales and activities. 20th World Congress Proceedings of Organization Mondiale Pour L'Education Prescolaire (OMEP).

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