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Judith K. Bernhard is a Professor and the Associate Director of Field Education in the Department of Early Childhood Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. With 25 years of university teaching and research experience, she focuses on areas such as precarious migration status, migrant refugee family interventions, and cross-cultural early childhood development. Her work critically examines the stages of child development as described in standard textbooks and advocates for approaches that are valid across cultures. She explores the parenting styles, levels of child dependence on parents, and discipline methods, challenging the Western norms that often lead to children being labeled for remedial programs. Bernhard's research includes supporting bilingualism and empowering migrant families with precarious legal status to navigate the educational system successfully. She has received several accolades, including the Toronto Metropolitan University Distinguished Scholar Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from George Brown/OISE.
Toronto Metropolitan University • Toronto, ON, Canada
Faculty member specializing in early childhood studies.
Department of Chemical Engineering