Elena M Nitecki
- Professor, Early Childhood and Childhood Education
- School of Education
- MeH 25H
- enitecki@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7370
Elena Nitecki is a Professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education at Mercy University. Her academic experience includes teaching a variety of courses at the postsecondary level, serving on numerous committees, writing accreditation reports, and managing a federal grant. Academic scholarship includes publications and presentations on various topics in early childhood education, teacher preparation, and the impact of the Global Education Reform Movement on the education of young children.
Temple University, Ph.D., Education
Neumann University, MS, Instructional Leadership, Concentration in Early Childhood Education
Temple University, MSW, Concentration in Direct Practice: Children and Family Services
La Salle University, BSW
Current research includes various topics in early childhood education teacher preparation, the impact of the Global Education Reform Movement on the education of young children, and STEM education in elementary schools.
Dr. Nitecki teaches several online and face-to-face courses. Most recently, those include:
- EDUC 500: Educational Foundations from Diverse Perspectives
- EDUC 513: Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Foundations, Methods, Materials
- MTHE 542: Enhancing Mathematics with STEM
Nitecki, E. (2023, December). Book Review: Finding Froebel: The man who invented kindergarten by Helge Wasmuth, Ulf Sauerbrey, and Michael Winkler. (2024). Global Education Review, 2023, vol. 4. pp. 56-59.
Nitecki, E. & Wasmuth, H. (2021). The child as “Other”: The duality of the ‘Other’ and the pedagogy of care. In Z. Kinkead-Clark & K. Escayg (Eds.). Reconceptualising quality early childhood education, care and development. Perspectives from the “others.” London, England: MacMillan Publishing.
Faas, S., Kasüschke, D., Nitecki, E., Urban, M., & Wasmuth, H. (2019). Preface. In S. Faas, D. Kasüschke, E. Nitecki, M. Urban, & H. Wasmuth (2019). Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care–Reconceptualization and Comparison, vii-xv. Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood Series. Palgrave MacMillan.
Nitecki, E., & Wasmuth, H. (2019). GERM and its effects on ECEC: Analyzing unintended consequences, destructive practices, and hidden agendas. In S. Faas, D. Kasüschke, E. Nitecki, M. Urban, & H. Wasmuth (2019). Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care–Reconceptualization and Comparison, 57-84. Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood Series. Palgrave MacMillan.
- Teaching Innovation Award, Mercy University, 2018
- Online Teacher of the Year, Mercy University, 2013