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Associate Professor of Developmental Studies
Director of Early Childhood Programs, Child Development Laboratory School and Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center
(PhD, University of Minnesota)
Research Interests
Early social-emotional development, child care quality, early childhood program
evaluation, caregiver-child relationships, birth-to-three professional development.
Contact Information
Fowler House, Room 206
Purdue University
1200 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2055
Phone: (765) 494-2938
Fax: (765) 494-0503
E-mail: elickerj@purdue.edu
Biography
Recent Publications
Education
Courses Recently Taught
Honors
External Grants
Professional Service
Biography
Jim Elicker is Associate Professor and Director of Early Childhood Programs in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University. He has been an early childhood educator, program administrator, and child development researcher for over 30 years. He completed his graduate studies in child development and early education at Harvard University and the University of Minnesota, receiving his Ph.D. in 1991. He currently teaches child development and early education courses and directs the two Purdue laboratory preschools, the Child Development Laboratory School and the Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center. His research focuses on child care quality and young children’s development and interpersonal relationships in early childhood programs. He is currently evaluating Paths to Quality, Indiana’s new child care quality rating system.
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Recent Publications
Kensinger, K. & Elicker, J. (in press). Parental decision-making about child care. Journal of Family Issues.
Elicker, J., Georgescu, O., & Bartsch, E. (2008). Increasing the sensitivity of infant-toddler child care providers: Applying the VIPP approach. In Juffer, F., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M., & Van IJzendoorn, M. (Eds.) Promoting positive parenting: An attachment-based intervention. (pp. 155-170). Hillsdale NJ: Erlbaum.
Wang, J., Elicker, J., McMullen, M., & Mao, S. (2008). Chinese and American preschool teachers' beliefs about early childhood curriculum. Early Child Development & Care, 178(3), 1-23.
McMullen, M.B., Elicker, J., Goetze, G., Huang, H.H., Lee, S.M., Mathers, C., Wen, X., & Yang, H. (2006). Using collaborative assessment to examine the relationship between self-reported beliefs and the documentable practices of preschool teachers. Early Childhood Education Journal, 33(6).
McMullen, M., Elicker, J., Wang, J., Erdiller, Z., Lee, S., Lin, C., Sun, P. & (2005). Comparing beliefs about appropriate practice among early childhood education professionals from the U.S. , China , Taiwan , Korea and Turkey . Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 20 (4), 451-464.
Liu, J. & Elicker, J. (2005). Teacher-child interactions in Chinese kindergartens: An observational analysis.
International Journal of Early Childhood Education.
Shin, J., Elicker, J. & Noppe, I.C. (2004) Mothers' influence on toddlers' curiosity and exploration: Infant-mother attachment and supportive behaviors. Inter national Journal of Early Childhood Education, 10(2), 163-179.
Elicker, J. (2002). More men in early childhood education? Why? Young Children, 57 (6), 50-54. (Special issue on men's involvement in early childhood education.)
Elicker, J. (2000). From inquiry to practice: Full-day kindergarten.
Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa International.
Elicker, J., Fortner-Wood, C., & Noppe, I.C. (1999). The context
of infant attachment in family child care. Journal of Applied
Developmental Psychology, 20(3), 319-336. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Elicker, J. & Mathur, S. (1997). What do they do all day? Comprehensive
evaluation of a full-day kindergarten. Early Childhood Research
Quarterly, 12, 459-480.
Elicker, J., Noppe, I.C., Noppe, L.D., & Fortner-Wood, C.
(1997). The Parent-Caregiver Relationship Scale: Rounding out the
relationship system in infant child care. Early Education &
Development, 8(1), 83-100.
Elicker, J. & Fortner-Wood, C. (1995). Research in review:
Adult-child relationships in early childhood settings. Young
Children, 51(1), 69-78.
Elicker, J., Englund, M., & Sroufe, L.A. (1992). Predicting
peer competence and peer relationships in childhood from early parent
child-relationships. In R. Parke & G. Ladd, (Eds.), Family-peer
relationships: Modes of linkage. (pp. 77-106). Hillsdale, NJ:
Erlbaum.
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Education
- Ph.D., 1991, Child Psychology, University of Minnesota.
- Ed.M., 1976, Human Development, Harvard University.
- B.S., 1972, Biology, Cornell University.
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Courses Recently Taught
CDFS 420: Developmental Foundations of Infant-Toddler Curriculum
CDFS 415: Foundations of Early Childhood Education
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Honors
Hoosier Educator of the Year (Higher Education Award). Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children, 2007.
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External Grants
“Indiana Quality Rating System Evaluation.” Indiana Family and Social Services Administration-Child Care Bureau. June 1, 2007–September 30, 2011. ($602,224).
“Early Childhood Quality Initiative Evaluation- Phase 2.” Welborn Baptist Foundation. June. 1, 2007–May 31, 2008. ($83,177)
“Indiana Infant Toddler Specialist Initiative.” Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children. October 1, 2007–September 30, 2008. ($20,154).
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Professional Service
Editorial Boards
Consulting Editor, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1998-2001
Editorial Board Member, Early Education and Development, 1997-present
Reviewer
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Early Education and Development
Child Development
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
Developmental Psychology
Contemporary Psychology
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
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