The Department of Child Development trains Child Development Specialists who can evaluate 0-18 year-old normally developing or disabled, orphaned, working, immigrant, delinquent and hospitalized children’s mental, linguistic, motor, social and emotional development and self-care skills, and who can help children, families, educators and the society in supporting all areas of development and skills. The person, who are graduated from this program, works as a child specialist in some private and public institutions. Child development specialists, who take on tasks as determining and promoting development of children who are the foundation of the society, guiding the families and educators on development of children, directing to prepare appropriate curricula and raising awareness of the society; plat a an important role for a modern and conscious society which is consist of healthy and successful people. Gradually increasing and diversifying of problems of children and families, puts forward the importance of child development field.
Graduated from the program, given the title of child development specialists.

The aim of the Department of Child Development is to train Child Development Specialists who can evaluate 0-18 year-old normally developing or disabled, orphaned, working, immigrant, delinquent and hospitalized children’s mental, linguistic, motor, social and emotional development and self-care skills, and who can help children, families, educators and the society in supporting all areas of development and skills.

Students graduate from the Department of Child Development equipped with the knowledge and skills to determine children’s levels of development in all areas; design programs and organize contexts appropriate with their levels of development; follow and organize children’s development in various areas; prepare curricula; counsel and cooperate with families, persons and institutions involved in child development about the field; raise social awareness in these issues; and coordinating and working with child and family-related disciplines.

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Associate Prof. Dr. Banu KAŞKATEPE E-mail : Banu.Kaskatepe@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Head of Sub-Department Prof. Dr. Aysel KÖKSAL AKYOL E-mail : ayselkoksalakyol@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Gülen BARAN E-mail : gbaran@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Figen GÜRSOY E-mail : fgursoy@ankara.edu.tr CV :