Statement of Purpose
I intend to apply for a Ph.D Program in Child Development at Erik Erikson institute, Loyola University Chicago for the fall of 2014.
Motivation and Purpose
Studying the Child Development at the Master’s degree opens several doors for me to discover the other aspects of educating children. I learned that it is not about caring only; it is also about sharing, educating, parenting, and upbringing a child who is a fundamental part of any great and successful society. As a child developmental, we are equally important with Researchers, Engineers, and Doctors. The reason is that we build societies by educating the prospective generations.
Being a Saudi woman, I aim for a radical change in understanding and implementing the concept of child development in Saudi Arabia. This change will be achieved by continuing studying this felid to be more versed of child development, and applying that during the study. In fact, am a child who is never went to kindergarten, never taught to share things, never be socially engaged with others out of my comfort zone even my siblings. A result of all that, I grow up love doing things by myself, not understanding the concept of participation. And other problems that by the time still suffer form. However, most of girls at my age, who went to kindergarten, had no better performances neither academically, nor socially. This means that the kindergarten did not impact them.
Academic background
Undergraduate study: I majored in Home Economics from the Art and Seines School of King Khilad University, located Abha City in Saudi Arabia. The major included several subjects, such as: Art Education, Statistics, Growth Psychology, Teaching Methodology, Islamic Moral, Kindergarten and Nurseries, Nutrition in Different Age Stages, Child Care, and others.
My performance of both academic courses and extracurricular activities was obviously high as it is shown on my official transcript. I obtained a great chance during my last…