Jennifer is extremely kind and clearly cares about her students. Since I took the course online, it was structured to have a mix of weekly reading assignments, quizzes, and a discussion post. You learn a lot about research and get to work in a group to find papers for exploring a topic you choose with your group. I thought it was straightforward.Rate My Professors ↗
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JENNIFER PUTNEY
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
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Classes with JENNIFER PUTNEY
Covers research methods in human development and family studies, including quantitative and qualitative designs, participatory action research, and evaluation research.
No offering record · Spring 2022
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Fall 2017–Spring 2022Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2022 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Fall 2021 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Fall 2020 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Spring 2020 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Fall 2019 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Spring 2019 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Fall 2018 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Spring 2018 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Fall 2017 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Spring 2017 | HDFS 425 | Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies |
| Fall 2016 | HDFS 471 | Parent - Child Relations |
| Fall 2016 | HDFS 517 | Couple Relationships |
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