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portraitSusan D. Holloway
Adjunct Professor
Cognition and Development

Office: 4309 Tolman Hall
Phone: 510 642-7978
Email: s_hollo@berkeley.edu
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S
usan Holloway is interested in families and young children in diverse societies. She has focused much of her research on the thoughts, values and expectations of parents, caregivers and teachers about the socialization and education of young children. Susan Holloway has also examined the effects of nonparental child care on young children's social development. Much of her work has been conducted in Japan and Mexico, and she also has contrasted ethnic groups within the United States. She was a Spencer Fellow of the National Academy of Education and a Fulbright Research Scholar in Kobe, Japan. Her most recent book is Contested Childhood: Diversity and Change in Japanese Preschools,published by Routledge (2000). She also co-authored the book Through My Own Eyes: Single Mothers and the Cultures of Poverty,published by Harvard University Press (1998). Other writings include "Family Selection of Child-Care Centers: The Influence of Ethnicity, Social Structure and Parental Practices," in Child Development(1997); and "Production and Reproduction of Culture: The Dynamic Role of Mothers and Children in Early Socialization," in D. Shwalb and B. Shwalb (eds.), Japanese Child Rearing: Two Generations of Scholarship(1996).



Degrees
Ph.D., Stanford University, Child Development and Early Childhood Education

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Professional Experience

Adjunct Professor
Cognition and Development
School of Education
University of California, Berkeley

Visiting Associate Professor
Department of Human Development and Psychology
Harvard University Graduate School of Education

Research Associate and Instructor
Department of Human Development and Psychology
Harvard University Graduate School of Education

Associate Professor
Department of Human Development
University of Maryland--College Park

Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development
University of Maryland--College Park

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Courses and Professional Programs
Undergraduate courses:

Early Development and Education

Graduate courses:

Socialization Processes in the Family
Families and Schools in Cultural Context

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Publications

Books
Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., Rambaud, M. F., Eggers-Pierola, C. (1997). Through my own eyes: Single mothers and the cultures of poverty. Harvard University Press.

Holloway, S. D. (2000). Contested childhood: Diversity and change in Japanese preschools.. New York: Routledge.

Articles (Refereed Journals, Proceeding)
Holloway, S. D., & Hess, R. D. (1982). Causal explanations for school performance: Contrasts between mothers and children. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 3, 319-327.

Holloway, S. D., & Fuller, B. (1983). Situational determinants of causal attributions: The case of working women. Social Psychology Quarterly, 46, 131-140.

Hess, R. D., Holloway, S. D., Dickson, W. P., & Price, G. G. (1984). Maternal preschool variables as predictors of children's school readiness and later achievement in vocabulary and mathematics in sixth grade. Child Development, 55, 1902-1912.

Kashiwagi, K., Azuma, H., Miyake, K., Nagano, S., Hess, R. D., & Holloway, S. D. (1984). Japan-US comparative study on early maternal influences upon cognitive development: A follow-up study. Japanese Psychological Research, 26, 82-92.

Holloway, S. D. (1986). The relationship of mothers' beliefs to children's mathematics achievement: Some effects of sex differences. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 32, 231-250.

Holloway, S. D., Kashiwagi, K., Hess, R. D., & Azuma, H. (1986). Causal attributions by Japanese and American mothers about performance in mathematics. International Journal of Psychology, 21, 269-286.

Estrada, P., Arsenio, W. F., Hess, R. D., & Holloway, S. D. (1987). Affective quality of the mother-child relationship: Longitudinal consequences for children's school-relevant functioning. Developmental Psychology, 23, 210-215.

Hess, R. D., Azuma, H., Kashiwagi, K., Holloway, S. D., & Wenegrat, A. (1987). Cultural variations in socialization for school achievement: Contrasts between Japan and the United States. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 8, 421- 440.

Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., & Gorman, K. S. (1987). Child-rearing attributions and efficacy among Mexican mothers and children. Journal of Social Psychology, 127, 499-510.

Gorman, K. S., Holloway, S. D., & Fuller, B. (1988). Preschool quality in Mexico: Variation in teachers, organization, and child activities. Comparative Education, 24, 91-101.

Holloway, S. D., & Reichhart-Erickson, M. (1988). The relationship of day-care quality to children's free play behavior and social problem-solving skill. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 3, 39-53.

Holloway, S. D., Gorman, K. S., & Fuller, B. (1988). Child-rearing beliefs within diverse social structures: Mothers and caregivers in Mexico. International Journal of Psychology, 23, 303-317.

Holloway, S. D. (1988). Concepts of ability and effort in Japan and the United States. Review of Educational Research, 58, 327-345.

Holloway, S. D., & Reichhart-Erickson, M. (1989). Child-care quality, family structure, and maternal expectations: Relationship to preschool children's peer relations. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 10, 267-284.

Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., Azuma, H., Kashiwagi, K., & Gorman, K. (1990). The family's influence on achievement in Japan and the United States. Comparative Education Review, 34, 196-208.

Abraha, S., Beyene, A., Dubale, T., Fuller, B., Holloway, S. D., & King, E. (1991). What factors shape girls' school performance? Evidence from Ethiopia. International Journal of Educational Development, 11, 107-118.

Holloway, S. D., & Machida, S. K. (1991). Child-rearing beliefs of divorced mothers: Relationship to coping strategies and social support. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 14, 179-201.

Machida, S. K., & Holloway, S. D. (1991). The relationship between divorced mothers' perceived control over child rearing and children's post-divorce adjustment. Family Relations, 40, 272-278.

Kuhns, C. L., & Holloway, S. D. (1992). Characteristics of caregivers that promote children's development in day care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 7, 280-285.

Kuhns, C. L., Holloway, S. D., & Scott-Little, M. C. (1992). Mothers' and child-care providers' cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to children's misbehavior. Journal of Early Education and Development, 3, 232-243.

Scott-Little, M. C., & Holloway, S. D. (1992). Child care providers' reasoning about misbehaviors: Relation to classroom control strategies and professional training. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 7, 595-606.

Holloway, S. D., & Fuller, B. (1992). The great child-care experiment: What are the lessons for school improvement? Educational Researcher, 21, 12-19.

Fuller, B., Raudenbush, S. W., Wei, L., & Holloway, S. D. (1993). Can government raise child care quality? The influence of family demand, poverty, and policy. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 51, 255-278.

Fuller, B., & Holloway, S. D. (1994, September 24). Why the silence on welfare reform? School leaders should finally focus on poor families and young children. Education Week, p. 48.

Fuller, B., & Holloway, S. D. (1994, June 20). It's no reform if children are harmed. Los Angeles Times, opinion and editorial page.

Scott-Little, M. C., & Holloway, S. D. (1994). Caregivers' attributions about children's misbehavior in child-care centers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 15, 241-253.

Holloway, S. D., Rambaud, M. F., Fuller, B., & Eggers-Pierola, C. (1995). What is"appropriate practice" at home and in child care?: Low-income mothers' views on preparing their children for school. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 10, 451-473.

Fuller, B., Eggers-Pierola, C., Holloway, S. D., Liang, X., Rambaud, M. F. (1996).

Rich culture, poor markets: Why do Latino parents choose to forego preschooling? Teachers College Record, 97, 400-418.

Fuller, B., Holloway, S. D., Rambaud, M., & Eggers-Pierola, C. (1996). How do mothers choose child care? Alternative cultural models in poor neighborhoods. Sociology of Education, 69, 83-104

Fuller, B., Holloway, S. D., & Liang, X. (1996). Family selection of child-care centers: The influence of ethnicity, social structure, and parental practices. Child Development, 67, 3320-3337.

Holloway, S. D. (1997). Images of close relationships in Japanese preschools. The Japanese Journal of Infant Care and Early Childhood Education, 6, 95-102.

Fuller, B., & Holloway, S. D. (1998, February 11). Child-care combat: Debate over the President's $21 Billion Initiative will test the limits of decentralization. Education Week, p. 56.

Holloway, S. D. (1999). The role of religious beliefs in early childhood education: Christian and Buddhist preschools in Japan. Early Childhood Research and Practice, 1. http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n2/index.html.

Holloway, S. D. (2000). Preface: Families and early childhood education. Early Education and Development, 11, 543-546.

Holloway, S. D. (2000). Accentuating the negative: Views of preschool staff about mothers in Japan. Early Education and Development, 11, 618-632.

Holloway, S. D. (2001). Diversity and change in Japanese preschools: Directors' views on the topic of individualization. Child Research Net Cybrary Website: http://www.childresearch.net/CYBRARY/EVISION/2001/HOLLOWAY.htm.

Holloway, S. D., Kagan, S. L., Fuller, B., Tsou, L., & Carroll, J. (2001). Asessing child- care quality with a telephone interview. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16, 165- 189.

Holloway, S. D., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, Y., & Behrens, K. Y. (2005). Parenting self-efficacy among Japanese mothers. Journal of Comparative Family Studies , 36, 61-76.

Holloway, S. D., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, Y., & Mindnich, J. (in press). Relation of maternal role concepts to parenting, employment choices, and life satisfaction among Japanese women. Sex Roles .

 

Book Chapters

Hess, R. D., Holloway, S. D., Price, G. G., & Dickson, W. P. (1982). Family environments and the acquisition of reading skills: Toward a more precise analysis. In L. M. Laosa & I. E. Sigel (Eds.), Families as learning environments for children (pp. 87-113). New York: Plenum.

Hess, R. D., & Holloway, S. D. (1984). Family and school as educational institutions. In R. Parke (Ed.), Review of child development research. Vol. 7. (pp. 179-222). Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press.

Holloway, S. D., & Hess, R. D. (1985). Mothers' and teachers' attributions about children's math performance. In I. E. Sigel (Ed.), Parental belief systems: The Psychological consequences for children (pp. 177-199). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Press.

Fuller, B., Holloway, S., Azuma, H., Hess, R. D., & Kashiwagi, K. (1986). Contrasting achievement rules: Socialization of Japanese children at home and at school. In A. Kerckhoff (Ed.), Research in sociology of education and socialization. Vol. 6 (pp. 165-201). Greenwich CT: JAI Press.

Hess, R. D., Azuma, H., Kashiwagi, K., Dickson, W. P., Nagano, S., Holloway, S., Miyake, G., Hatano, G., & McDevitt, T. (1986). Family influences on school readiness and achievement in Japan and the United States: Overview of a longitudinal study. In H. Stevenson, H. Azuma, & K. Hakuta (Eds.), Child development and education in Japan (pp. 147-166). New York: W. H. Freeman.

Holloway, S. D., & Machida, S. K. (1992). Maternal child-rearing beliefs and coping strategies: Consequences for divorced mothers and their children. In I. E. Sigel, A. V. McGillicuddy-DeLisi, & J. J. Goodnow (Eds.), Parental belief systems: The psychological consequences for children. (Second Edition) (pp. 249-265). Hillsdale NJ: Erlbaum.

Holloway, S. D., & Minami, M. (1996). Production and reproduction of culture: The dynamic role of mothers and children in early socialization. In D. W. and B. J. Shwalb (Eds.), Japanese child rearing: Two generations of scholarship. (pp. 164-176). NY: Guilford Press.

Fuller, B., & Holloway, S. D. (1996). When the state innovates: Interests and institutions create the preschool sector. In A. M. Pallas (Ed.), Research in sociology of education and socialization, vol. 11. (pp. 1-42). Greenwich CT: JAI Press.

Fuller, B., Holloway, S. D., & Bozzi, L. (1997). Evaluating early childhood programs: Serving the interests of government, providers or parents? In B. Spodek and O. Saracho (eds.), Issues in early childhood education: Yearbook in early childhood education (pp. 7-27). NY: Teachers College Press.

Holloway, S. D. (1999). Divergent cultural models of child rearing and pedagogy in Japanese preschools. In E. Turiel (ed.), Culture and development, New Directions in Child Development (pp. 61-75) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Holloway, S. D., & Fuller, B. (1999). Families and child-care institutions: Divergent research and policy viewpoints. In S. Helburn (ed.), The silent crisis in U.S. child care. Annals, American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 563, pp. 98-115. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications.

Holloway, S. D., & Behrens, K. Y. (2002). Parenting self-efficacy among Japanese mothers: Qualitative and quantitative perspectives on its association with childhood memories of family relations. In J. Bempechat & J. Elliot (eds.), Learning in culture and context: Approaching the complexities of achievement motivation in stduent learning. New Directions in Child Development, no. 96. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Holloway, S. D., & Yamamoto, Y. (2003). Sensei: Early childhood education teachers in Japan. In O. Saracho and B. Spodek (eds.), Contemporary influences in early childhood education (pp. 181-207). Greenwich CT: Information Age Publishing.

Book Reviews, Comments, etc.

Holloway, S. D. (1984). [Review of Children of working parents: Experiences and outcomes]. Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, 58, 254-255.

Holloway, S. D. (1987). Fixing the family [Review of In Support of families]. Contemporary Psychology, 33, 138-140.

Holloway, S. D. (1987). [Review of Children, youth and families: The action-research relationship]. Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, 61, 223.

Holloway, S. D. (1995). [Review of Child care in the 1990s: Trends and consequences]. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 41, 119-121.

Holloway, S. D. (1996). Beating the devil out of the reader [Review of Beating the devil out of them: Corporal punishment in American families, by Murray A. Straus]. Contemporary Psychology: A Journal of Reviews, 41(6), 604.

Holloway, S. D. (1997). Strategies for reporting research evidence and effecting change in families: What works and what hurts? Contemporary Psychology, 42, p. 760.

Holloway, S. D. (1997). Final response to Straus. Contemporary Psychology, 42, p. 761.

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Presentations

Invited

Holloway, S. D. (1982, June). Mothers' and children's attributions about school performance: A cross-national comparison. Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan. (Invited speaker).

Holloway, S. D. (1994, September). Early childhood education: Similarities and contrasts between Japan and the United States. Invited presentation at Seinan University, Fukuoka Japan.

Holloway, S. D. (1994, October). Early childhood education in Japan and the United States. Invited presentation at 15th National Convention of the International Association of Infant Education. Kurume, Japan.

Holloway, S. D. (1994, November). What can American and Japanese early childhood educators learn from each other? Invited presentation at Seiwa College, Nishinomiya Japan.

Holloway, S. D. (2003, June). Contested childhood: Diversity and change in Japanese preschools Invited lectures in six universities across Japan.

Holloway, S. D. (1994, November). The concept of individualization in Japanese and American preschools. Invited presentation at Annual Meeting of the Kansai Psychological Association. Osaka Kyoiku Daigaku, Japan.

Holloway, S. D. (1995, November). Constructivist theories of learning: What is their role in American and Japanese education? Invited presentation at Sunshine College, Tokyo.

Holloway, S. D. (1995, November). The role of constructivist theories in Japanese and American education. Invited presentation at Nagoya College, Nagoya, Japan.

Holloway, S. D. (1998, October). Current issues in culture, child development, and early education. Presentation at conference on culture and child development sponsored by the Spencer Foundation, Harvard University (Invited speaker).

Papers

Reinherz, H., Kelfer, D., Griffin, C., & Holloway, S. (1977). Developing a tool for assessing social-emotional functioning of preschool children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children, Washington, D. C.

Hess, R. D., Holloway, S. D., & King, D. R. (1981, April). Causal explanations for high and low performance in school: Some contrasts between parents and children. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston MA.

Holloway, S. D., Hess, R. D., & King, D. R. (1981, April). Mothers' and children's explanations for school performance: Relation to academic achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Lajoie, S. P., Holloway, S. D., & Hess, R. D. (1982, April). A comparison of adoptive and nonadoptive mothers' beliefs about children's performance in school subjects. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles CA.

Holloway, S. D., & Fuller, B. (1984, September). Social determinants of children's interdependence: Mexico and the United States. Paper presented at the 23rd Meeting of the International Congress of Psychology, Acapulco, Mexico.

Holloway, S. D. (1985, April). The relationship of maternal beliefs to children's achievement in mathematics. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Toronto, Canada.

Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., & Gorman, K. S. (1986, August). Contrasting child-rearing beliefs: Mothers and preschool teachers in Mexico. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Holloway, S. D. (1987, March). Mothers' and children's attributions about school performance in Japan and the United States. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.

Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., & Gorman, K. S. (1987, April). The relationship of attributions to efficacy within interdependent social structures. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore MD.

Holloway, S. D., & Reichhart-Erickson, M. (1987, April). The relationship of day-care quality to children's social competence: Some effects of sex differences. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore MD.

Holloway, S. D., & Reichhart-Erickson, M. (1988, April). Day-care quality and maternal expectations: Conjoint relationship to children's social competence. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Machida, S., & Holloway, S. D. (1988, April). Divorced mothers' perceived control over child rearing: Implications for mothers and children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Holloway, S. D., & Machida, S. (1989, April). Divorced mothers and their preschool children: Factors associated with children's competence and maternal authoritativeness. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City.

Holloway, S. D. (1990, April). Day-care quality and children's social competence: a longitudinal study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston.

Holloway, S. D. (1991, April). Caregiver-child interaction in daycare centers: Association to children's social competence. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle.

Scott-Little, M. C., & Holloway, S. D. (1991, April). Caregiver casual attributions regarding child misbehaviors: Relationship to caregiver behavioral responses. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle.

Holloway, S. D., & Scott-Little, M. C. (1991, April). Caregiver cognition and behavior in day-care classrooms. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Scott-Little, M. C., & Holloway, S. D. (1991, April). Caregiver casual attributions regarding child misbehaviors: Relationship to caregiver characteristics and type of misbehavior. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., Rambaud, M. F., & Eggers-Pierola, C. (1994, February). Low-income women's views on childcare and child rearing. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia.

Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., Rambaud, M. F., & Eggers-Pierola, C. (1994, April). What is "Appropriate Practice"?: Views of low-income women. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Holloway, S. D., Fuller, B., Rambaud, M. F., & Eggers-Pierola, C. (1995, March). "It's more than "ABC's and 123's": Low-income mothers' views about preparing their children for school. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis.

Fuller, B., Holloway, S. D., Rambaud, M. F., & Eggers-Pierola, C. (1995, March). Illusions of choice? How working-poor mothers find child care. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis.

Holloway, S. D. (1996, November). Cultural models of early childhood education in Japan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Dallas TX.

Holloway, S. D. (1997, March). Images of close relationships in Japanese preschools. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Holloway, S. D., (1997, November). Early childhood education in Japan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Anaheim CA.

Holloway, S. D. (1998, April). Conceptualizaing conflict, change and variation within a cultural context: The example of early childhood education in Japan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Behrens, K., & Holloway, S. D. (2001, April). Representational models of parenting: The case of Japanese mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis.

Suzuki, S., Holloway, S. D., Yamamoto, Y., & Behrens, K. (2001, April). Do Japanese mothers lack confidence? Diverse maternal beliefs and efficacy in Japan. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis.

Suzuki, S., Holloway, S. D., Yamamoto, Y., & Behrens, K. Y. (2002, April). Social support typology and parental efficacy in Japan: A person-oriented approach. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

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Honors and Awards

Fulbright Scholar
Conducted research on Japanese early childhood education

National Academy of Education

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Professional Activities

Editorial and Review Positions

American Educational Research Journal, editorial board, 1989-1991
Child Development, reviewer
Child and Youth Care Quarterly, reviewer
Developmental Psychology, reviewer
Early Education and Development:
Guest editor of special issue, 2000
Early Childhood Research Quarterly,
editorial board 1991-1992, consulting editor, 1992-1995
Family Relations,
reviewer
International Journal of Psychology,
reviewer
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology,
reviewer
Journal of Marriage and the Family,
reviewer
Review of Educational Research,
reviewer

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Professional Affiliations and Memberships
American Educational Research Association
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Society for Research in Child Development
American Psychological Society

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Areas of Specialization / Interests
Child Care
Child Development
Cognitive Development
Cultural Studies
Diversity
Early Childhood Development
Ethnic Issues
Family Issues
Home and Work Communities
International Education
Learning
Minorities
Parenting Issues
Parenting
Poverty and Children
Social and Emotional Development

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