Stephen Graves, Ph.D.

Professor
College of Education
Phone: 941-359-4277
Fax: 941-359-4778
Office: USFSM B314

Dr. Graves is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. His professional experiences include teaching undergraduate and graduate students at the University of South Florida, the University of Memphis, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina University, and at Manchester College in Oxford, England. He has taught 3-year olds, 5-year olds in public school kindergarten, and child development students at two two-year colleges in South Carolina.

Dr. Graves was the Senior Editor of the International Journal of Early Childhood from 2000-2003. He is the coauthor of Young Children: An Introduction to Early Childhood Education (1996) and Empowering At-Risk Families During the Early Childhood Years (1993). He has also published articles, book chapters, book reviews, position statements, and technical reports in a variety of journals including Childhood Education, Dimensions of Early Childhood, the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, the Journal of Instructional Psychology, the International Journal of Early Childhood, Reading Improvement, and others. He has presented papers throughout the U.S., and in Bermuda, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, England, Hungary, Jamaica, Poland, and Russia.

Dr. Graves was the recipient of the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee Outstanding Professor Award at the May 4, 2004 Commencement.
 

Education

Ph.D., University of South Carolina
M.Ed., University of South Carolina
B.A., Appalachian State University
 

Research Interests

Exemplary programs in Early Childhood Education; Teacher-Family relationships; Autonomy in young children and older adults.

 

Selected Publications and Research

Larkin, E. & Graves, S.B. (in press). Autonomy in later adulthood: A multiple case study. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten Press. {In Japanese}.

Graves, S.B. (2007). College of Education Briefing Book. Sarasota: USFSM College of Education.

Mundorf, N. & Graves, S.B. (Eds.) (2006). From biters to bullies to bullets: Guiding positive prosocial behavior. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 34, (3), 3-40.

Graves, S.B. & Larkin, E. (2006). Lessons from Erikson: A look at autonomy across the lifespan. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 4, 2, 61-71.

Jennings, C., Medrano, H., Boutte, G., Graves, S., Gutierrez-Gomez, C., Kagan, S.L., Kostelnik, M., & Ardilla-Rey, A. (2004). The early childhood challenge: Preparing high-quality teachers for a changing society. AACTE Focus Council on Early Childhood Education Position Statement and Policy Recommendations. Washington, DC: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education White Paper.

Davis, L., Larkin, E., & Graves, S.B. (2002). Intergenerational play and learning. International Journal of Early Childhood, 34, (2), 42-49.

Brindley, R., Fleege, P., & Graves, S.B. (2002. Preparation never ends: Sustaining a mentorship model in teacher education. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 23, 33-38.

Guddemi, M., & Graves, S.B. (Eds.) (2000). Theme issue on play. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 28, (4), 3-30.

Puckett, M., Cowles, M., & Graves, S.B. (2000). Assessing development and learning in young children. A position statement for the Southern Early Childhood Association. Little Rock, AR: SECA.

Fleege, P., Brindley, R., & Graves, S.B. (2000). A friend in need: Developing mentorship and community among teachers and beginning teachers. Childhood Education, 76, (5), 312-316.

Graves, S.B. (1999). Developmental issues in families of young children. In Gargiulo, R.M. & Kilgo, J. Young children with special needs: An introduction to early childhood special education. Albany, NY: Delmar.

Graves, S.B., Gargiulo, R.M., & Sluder, L.C. (1996). Young children: An introduction to early childhood education. St. Paul, MN: West.

Graves, S.B., & Gargiulo, R.M. (1994). Early childhood education in three eastern European countries. Childhood Education, 70, (4), 205-209.

Swick, K.J. & Graves, S.B. (1993). Empowering at risk families during the early childhood years. Washington, DC: National Education Association.

Gargiulo, R.M., & Graves, S.B. (1993). Parental feelings: The forgotten component when working with parents of handicapped preschool children. In Paciorek, K. & Munro, J. (Eds.) Early Childhood Education: Annual Editions, 92-93, Guilford, CT: Duskin, 149-151 (Reprint).

 

Teaching
Dr. Graves teaches in the areas of Early Childhood Education, Child Development, and Learning and Instruction. In addition, he works with interns at Ballard Magnet School of Global Studies, one of our Professional Development Schools.

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