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About Krystyna Teresa Nowak-Fabrykowski

Krystyna Nowak-Fabrykowski ( Ph.D.) was born in Poland. She studied in Poland at the University of Lodz ( Master in Early Childhood) and the University of Warsaw ( Ph.D.), in France at Sorbonne University ( Diploma for Teaching French as a Se...More

Krystyna Nowak-Fabrykowski ( Ph.D.) was born in Poland. She studied in Poland at the University of Lodz ( Master in Early Childhood) and the University of Warsaw ( Ph.D.), in France at Sorbonne University ( Diploma for Teaching French as a Second Language), in Canada at Laval University ( Post –doctoral studies). For her master degree she conducted research in France investigating Freinet’s Methods of Teaching and his Theory of Teachers and for her Ph.D. thesis she concentrated on The Role of Symbols in the Process of Schooling Children. After leaving Poland in 1981 she lived and studied in France and then moved to Canada where she continued her study. She also taught children French in French Immersion schools. She has been teaching at universities in Canada and the United States for twenty years. Presently she is an associate professor at the Central Michigan University. She has presented her research in France, Greece, Mexico, Spain, New Zealand, Poland, Canada and USA. Her major research interests are the symbolic representation of children, the teaching of orphan and foster children, and the development and assessment of caring dispositions in pre-service teachers and children. Less

Central Michigan University
- Professor
- Teacher Education and Professional development
- EHS 455
- January 2002 to Present
Central Michigan University
- Professor
- TEPD