Dr. Jae Hee Kwon

Dr. Jaehee Kwon is an associate professor and early childhood education program coordinator in the College of Education at SUNY Fredonia. She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Chung-Ang University, which is known for its long history of Early Childhood Teacher Education in South Korea. Before coming to the U.S., she worked as a lead teacher at a private kindergarten and at a prestigious university laboratory kindergarten in Korea. In 2015, she received a doctorate in Early Childhood Education from the University of Georgia.

Teaching Interests

Approaches to Early Childhood Education, Diversity in Education, Family and School Partnership, Children’s Literature, Language Arts, Content Area Reading and Writing

Research Interests

Immigrants, Identity, Parent and School partnership, Multicultural Education, Multicultural Literature, Language and Literacy Practices, Technology in Learning, Qualitative Research

License/Certification

• Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Certificate