Park, Hye Jun
Professor and department chair
2003.
Ed. D. Curriculum and Teaching(Early Childhood Special Education), Teachers College, Columbia University
1997.
M.A. Special Education, New York University
1995.
B.A. Ethics Education, Seoul National University
2023-Present
Department Chair/ Department of Child Development & Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University
Fulbright Korea Distinguished Chair at Emory University/ Department of Sociology, Emory University, USA
2019-2021
Director/ SNU Center for Child Educare & Research, Seoul National University
2020-2021
President/ Korean Association of Early Childhood Special Education
Lee, Y. J., Park, H. J., Jeon, Y. E., & Suh, H. M. (Under Review). Both sides now: Reflecting on schooling experiences of individuals with disabilities in South Korea.
Kim, S., Park, H., Lee, J., Kim, Y., Lee, B., & Noh, S. (2023). Child care during elementary school breaks in South Korean dual-earner families: Profiles, antecedents, and parenting stress. The Korean Journal of the Human Development, 29(3), 113-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.15284/kjhd.2022.29.3.113
Lee, Y. J., Park, H. J., & Lee, S, Y. (2022). Learning to live with ambiguity: Rethinking ambiguous loss for mothers of children with disabilities. Sage Open. 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221095014
Kim, M. J., Suh, H. M, Lim, M. Y., Lee, K., & Park, H. J. (2022). Effect of mother’s social competence on care difficulties during COVID-19: Examining the sequential mediating effects of mother’s sense of school-based community and satisfaction with online learning. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 43(4). 401-413. DOI : 10.5723/kjcs.2022.43.4.401
Kang, H. & Park, H. J. (2021). The case of an autistic child with adverse childhood experiences: Focusing on the DIRFloortime approach. The Journal of Special Children Education, 23(2). 1-24. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21075/kacsn.2021.23.2.1
Kim, J., Park, S., & Park, H. J. (2021). A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between the trajectory of mobile phone dependency, social capital, and depression in early adolescents. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 42(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.5723/kjcs.2021.42.1.31
Choi, H., Noh, J., Kim, J., Park, C., Park, H.O., & Park, H. J.(2021). A Study on the Perception of Early Childhood Teachers and Parents of Young Children with Disabilities Regarding the Application of the 2019 Revised Nuri Curriculum. The Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 21(4), 121-146.
Park, C., Park, H.O., Kim, J. Noh, J., Park, H. J., & Choi, H. (2021). A study on the revised Nuri curriculum for children in special education and needs for support: Focusing on the results of Delphi survey. The Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 21(1), 31-59. https://doi.org/10.21214/kjecse.2021.21.1.31
Kim, H. J., Lee, B., Park, H. J., Choi, S. H., & Han, Y. (2020). Starting from home: Development of a sustainable parenting education program for caregivers with young children in rural Malawi. Early Childhood Educational Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-020-01120-x
Kim, S. & Park, H. J. (2020). The relationship between perceived parenting attitudes and ego-identity of emerging adulthood child. Studies on Korean Youth, 31(1), 211-233, 10.14816/sky.2020.31.1.211
Yun, S. Y., & Park, H. J. (2019). A study on changes in peer conflicts in play for a mixed-age infant class. Korean Journal of Child Education & Care, 19(4), 235-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.21213/kjcec.2019.19.4.235
Kang, M, Park, H., Park, J. (2019). Teachers as good mothers, mothers as good teachers: Functional and ideological work–family alignment in the South Korean teaching profession.” Gender, Work, and Organization, 1–19.
Lee, B., Park, H., Kwon, M., & Lee, J. (2019). A sound mind in a sound body?: The association of adolescents’ chronic illness with intrinsic life goals and the mediating role of self-esteem and peer relationship. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies: An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care, 14(4), 338-350
Lee, B. & Park, H. (2018). Differences in infant development by trajectories of maternal perinatal depression: based on Malawi mothers and children, Early Child Development and Care. http://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1538978
Lee, B., Park, H., Han, G., & Jang, M. (2018). Not so depressed, but unhappy mothers: Korean mothers’ mental health and infant development, Early Child Development and Care.https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2019.1570925
Lee, S. Y., Park, H. J., & Chun, E. (2018). “My assets + their needs = my learning + their learning”: incorporating service learning into early childhood teacher education in South Korea. Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2018.1452190
Lee, B., Park, H.J., Kim, S., Kim, B., & Kim, T. (2018). Developmental profiles of school-aged children using Korean child community centers and developmental environments as predictors. The Korean Journal of Human Development, 25(3), 153-180. http://dx.doi.org/10.15284/kjhd.2018.25.3.153
No, B. Park, S., Choi, N., & Park, H. J. (2018). Examining Developmental Trajectories and Predictors of Early Childhood Externalizing Behavioral Problems and School Adjustment: A Growth Mixture Modeling Approach. The Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 18(2), 1-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.21214/kecse.2018.18.2.1
Kim, J., Jeong, H., Park, H.J., & Yi, S-H. (2017). The Mediating Effects of Problem Solving and Peer Relationships in a Korean Child Center on School Life Adjustment
Child Studies, 38(5), 19-32. DOI : http://doi.org/10.5723/kjcs.2017.38.5.19Lee, Y-J. & Park, H. J. (2016). Becoming a parent of a child with special needs: Perspectives from Korean mothers living in the United States. International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education, DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2016.1154139
Favre, B., & Park, H. J. (2016). Making sense of loss and belongingness: Korean transracial adoptees’ journey from Europe to Korea. Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts, 6(1), 1-16.
No, B., Park, S., Yi, S-H., & Park, H. J. (2016). Trajectories of adolescents’ peer attachment and their predictors: A multiple group analysis according to gender. Studies on Korean Youth, 27(1), 149-177.
Lee, Y-J., Park, H. J., & Recchia, S. L. (2015). Embracing each other and growing together: Redefining the meaning of caregiving a child with disabilities. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24: 3662–3675. DOI 10.1007/s10826-015-0175-x
Lee, S., Lee, K., Yi, S-H., Park, H. J., Hong, Y-J., & Cho, H. (2015). Effects of parental psychological control on child’s school life: Mobile phone dependency as mediator. Journal of Child and Family Studies, DOI 10.1007/s10826-015-0251-2
Park, H. J., & Chung, G. H. (2015). A multi-faceted model of changes and adaptation among Korean mothers of children with disabilities. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24: 915– 929. DOI 10.1007/s10826-014-9902-y
No, B., Park, S., Yi, S-H., & Park, H. J. (2015). The structural relationship among trajectories of mothers’ parenting stress, children’s temperament and internalizing problems: Multiple group analysis according to employment status of mothers. The Korean Journal of Child Policy and Education. 9(1), 119-148.
Lee, M. H., Park, H. J., Noh, J., & Park, S. (2014). A Fundamental Study on Application of Quality Indicator in Early Childhood Education Programs Including Children with Special Needs. The Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 14(3,) 189-219.
Kim, Y, H., & Park, H. J. (2014). Effects of Parenting Stress on the Parents Quality of Life of Parents of Children with Down Syndrome: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Parents’ Perceptions. The Korean Journal of Human Development, 21(2), 97-114.
Suh, H. S., & Park, H. J. (2014). Early childhood teachers’ and mothers’ perceptions of play during free choice activity time: Based-on video-cued in-depth interview. The Korean Journal of Caregiving Research, 9(2), 147-176.
Yun, S. Y., & Park, H. J. (2013). Interaction types among children with visual impairments according to the characteristics of classes and the teachers’ intervention: Cases of 3 kindergarten classes of schools for the Blind. The Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 13(1), 49-72.
Jung, J. H., & Park, H. J. (2013). The responsiveness of language impaired children with their mother in the play situation. The Korean Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 13(4), 53-81.
Park, H. J., Han, G-H., Park, S., Chang, M-N., & Chun, E-J. (2013). 0-8 Children’s Socio- Emotional Development and Mothers’ Psychological States: Based on Boryung Baby Panel Data. Journal of Korean Home Management Association, 31(1), 11-27.
Park, H. J., Yi, S. H., Lee, K. Kim, B., & Park, S. R. (2012). Parenting values and practices among Muslim parents in Indonesia. Child Studies in Diverse Contexts, 2(2). 109-122.
Lee, B. & Park, H. J. (2012). Self-reported quality of life and physical, psychosocial health state in Korean school-age children: Focus on children with chronic diseases and emotional- behavioral problems. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 33(1). 1-21.
Lee, B. & Park, H. J. (2011). Self-reported quality of life in Korean school-age children. The Korean Journal of Developmental Psychology, 24(3). 129-152.
Soon, J.Y. & Park, H. J. (2011). Musicing: A study on the experiential meaning of music. Korean Journal of Research in Music Education, 40(2). 185-220.
Park, H. J. & Chung, G. H. (2010). My child has raised me: Narratives of family and parenting among mothers of children with disabilities. Family and Culture, 22(3), 1-30.
Park, H. J. (2010). Rethinking the meaning of inclusion: Education for all and the Universal Design for Learning. The Journal of Inclusive Education, 5(2). 103-128.
Park, S. R. & Park, H. J. (2010). An analysis of the cognitive processes of 5-year-old children: A focus on a performance of cognitive assessment system based on gender, monthly age, and tendencies toward hyperactivity. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 31(4). 139-157.
Yi, G. O., Han, S. H., & Park, H. J. (2010). Changes and growth among families of children with disabilities: Based on child-reading experiences of mothers and fathers. Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, 26(4). 137-163.
Seo, J.S. & Park, H. J. (2009). Effects of perceived openness of parent-child communication and perception about disabilities on self-esteem of adolescents with siblings with special needs. Korean Journal of Special Education, 44(3). 110-130.
Choi, N. Y. Woo, H. K., Jung, H. S. Park, H. J., & Yi, S. H. (2009). Mothers’ parenting stress in multicultural families. Korean Home Economics Journal, 27(2). 255-268.
Park, H. J. (2008). Adjustment of children of migrant workers in the process of family separation and reunion. Family and Culture, 20(1), 99-129.
2024 Co-Researcher/ A Basic Survey on the Establishment of Social Safety Nets for the Residents at Dankao Waste Landfill, Cambodia: Child Development Assessment, Household Survey and Community In-Depth Interview, granted by Seoul National University Asia Center
2023 Co-Researcher/ Development and Assessment of a mobile application to promote cooperative communication among families, teachers, and therapists for children with autism spectrum, jointly granted by the Korean Association for Persons with Autism and Smile Together Foundation
2022 Principal Investigator/ Beyond the myth of model minority: Listening to Korean American youth with disabilities, granted by Fulbright Korea
2021 Co-Researcher/ Creating a Caring and Family-Friendly Community for Families of Young Children, granted by Korea Institute of Child Care and Education
2020 Co-Researcher/Applying the Revised Early Childhood Curriculum for Young Children with Special Needs, granted by National Institute of Special Education
2019 Principal Investigator/ Enhacing the Quality of Child Care Services for SNU Center for Child Educare and Research: Envisioning the Caring Community for SNU Members to Study, Research, and Work with their young children, granted by Seoul National University
2018 Co-researcher/ A multi-level comparative study on parent participation: focusing on the experience of foreign parents who send their children to public schools in Korea, granted by Center for Family-School Partnership Policy Research funded by the Ministry of Education2018 Principal Investigator/ Planning for After-school Care System for Elementary School Children in Seoul, granted by Seoul City Government
60,000,000 KRW2017 Principal Investigator/ Investgating current status and suggesting better caregiving policies and services for young children in Seoul, granted by Seoul Healthy Family Support Center
19,000,000 KRW2017 Principal Investigator/ Developing Training Manual for Public Childcare Service Providers for Infants and Young Children, granted by Korea National Center for Supporting Healthy Family
19,000,000 KRW2015-present Co-researcher/ Family-School Partnership Policy Research for Supporting Personality Development for Children and Adolescents & Restoring Family Functioning for Childrearing and Education, granted by Ministry of Education 321,400,000 KRW
2014-2015 Co-researcher/ Family-School Partnership Policy Research for Supporting Personality Development for Children and Adolescents & Restoring Family Functioning for Childrearing and Education, granted by Ministry of Education 255,000,000 KRW
2015 Co-developer/ Development of Teacher’s Manual for Adapted NURI Curriculum for Young Children with Special Needs (4-Year-Old-Curriculum), granted by Ministry of Education
50,000,000 KRW
Jeon, E.J. & Park, H. J. Kim, S. J., Jeon, Y. E. & Suh, H. M. (2024, November). Link-I: Creating online IFSP meeting platforms with daily communication and cumulative development profiles for children with delays or disabilities in Korea. [Paper Symposium]. 2024 National Council on Family Relations. Bellevue, Washington, USA.
Jeon, Y. E. Park, H. J. Suh, H. M., Kim, S. J., & Jeon, E.J. (2024, June). Developing a mobile application (Link-i) linking the microsystems of young children with delays or disabilities: A case study and guidelines. [Poster presentation]. HCI International 2024 and the Affiliated Conferences. Online.
Lee, Y. J. & Park, H. J. Jeon, Y. E., & Suh, H. M. (2023, April). Both sides now: Reflecting on schooling experiences of individuals with disabilities in South Korea. 2023 American Educational Research Association, Chicago, USA.
Shin, M., Park, H. J., & Lee, S. Y. (2023, April). Using drawings to explore play experiences and pedagogy among infant teachers in Korea. [Poster presentation]. 2023 American Educational Research Association, Chicago, USA.
Kim, S., Park, H. J., Lee, J., Kim, Y., Lee, B., & Noh, S. (2022, April). Childcare during elementary school breaks in south Korean dual-earner families: Profiles, antecedents, and parenting stress. 2022 Korean Association of Human Development Spring Alliance Conference. Online.
Kim, S., Nam, H., & Park, H. J. (2019, March). Boys and girls are different: The influence of under/overweight on internalizing problems in adolescence [Poster presentation]. The Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, USA.
Lee, Y-J. & Park, H. J. (2018, October). Don’t judge a book by its cover: Understanding complex experiences of visible vs. invisible disabilities. Reconsceptualizing Early Child Education, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lee, Y-J., Park, H. J., & Park, H. S. (2015, October). Rethinking the impact of culture on constructing identity as a mother: Narratives of Korean mothers of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Reconsceptualizing Early Child Education, Dublin, Ireland.
Park, H. J., Lee, Y-J., Recchia, S. L., Lee, S-Y., Shin, M., & Jung, J (2015, April). Learning to live with ambiguity: Rethinking ambiguous loss and emotional boundary for mothers of children with disabilities. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, USA.
Park, H. J. (2015). Being in-between: Child rearing experiences of Japanese mothers in Korean- Japanese multicultural families.
Park, H. J., Lee, Y-J., & Recchia, S. L. (2014, April). Embracing each other and growing together: Redefining the meaning of caregiving experience of a child with disabilities. World Association for Infant Mental Health. Edinburgh, UK.
Lee, B. & Park, H. J. (2013, April). Not so depressed, but not so happy mothers: Mothers’ psychological states and infant development. Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, USA.
Chun, E. Park, H. J. & Lee, S. Y. (2012, April). Looking through service learning lens: An evaluation of service-embedded courses in Korean universities. American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, Canada.
Park, H. J. (2011, October). Engaging dialogue with young children: Toward multicultural education as everyday practice. International Symposium: New Trend of Child Educare in Multicultural Society. Multicultural Human Ecology Center. Seoul National University, Korea.
Park, H. J. Yi, S. H., & Lee, K. Y. (2011). Getting to know about raising children as Muslim in Indonesia. International Symposium of Multicultural Human Ecology Center: Life Culture of Muslim Families. Seoul National University. Korea.
Summer 2023 Faculty Supervisor/ Global SNUSR Corps to implement early childhood education activities in local kindergarten in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, organized by Seoul National University Social Responsibility
Summer 2019 Faculty Supervisor/ Global SNUSR Corps to implement early childhood education activities in local kindergarten in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, organized by Seoul National University Social Responsibility
2015 – 2019 Consultant/ Mother-Child Health Improvement Project in Malawi, funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Project involved: Parenting education for Malawian caregivers through community-based group education & home-visits emphasizing parent-child interactions and book readings
Specific task: Creating parenting education manuals & children’s story books based on Malawian folktales
July 2022 1st Place Grand Prize, Suggesting “Link-I”, a mobile application to promote. communication between parents, therapists, and teachers of children with developmental delays, awarded by SNU Holdings New Business Competition “SNU Idea Fighter”
