Old and new profiles

Artin Goncu, PhD (goncu who-is-at uic.edu)
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 11:15:27 -0600

I am delighted to be back in xmca learning about the recent activities of
old-timers and finding out about the new-members. Since Jay's letter to
xmca about a traffic accident which left me temporarily disabled, my broken
vertabra has healed and I am now healthy-enough to go back to my aerobics
routine! Again, thank you all very much for all the support offered during
that difficult time.

One strand of my work focuses on the construction of intersubjectivity in
children's pretend play (e.g., house-play) and problem-solving (e.g.,
classifying pictures) interactions with their peers and with adults. A
second and a related strand of work focuses on the role of activity and
culture in the construction of intersubjectivity in parent-child and peer
interaction. Some examples of this line of work will appear this Spring in
a book "Children's engagement in the world: Sociocultural perspectives.
Cambridge" that I edited. Finally, I have recently begun to explore the
role of one's own personal history in his/her research and practice, using
my own Armenian/Turkish/Gay/U.S identity as a paradigm case.

In addition to my research and teaching responsiblities, I direct a teacher
education program in early childhood education here at the University of
Illinois at Chicago. Artin Goncu


Artin Goncu, Ph.D
Associate Professor
College of Education M/C 147
University of Illinois at Chicago
1040 W. Harrison St.,
Chicago, IL 60607

(312) 996-5259