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Human Development and Family Studies
The department of Human Development and Family Studies, one of the major discipline under college of Community Science ,AAU imparts education in diverse areas, including child and adolescent development, adult development and aging, biological and psychological aspects of human development, family studies, interventional and developmental research methods. Equal parts of theory, research and application are embedded in every course of study, balancing classroom exposure and experiences in the real world through research and extension activities.

VISION : Vision of the department of Human Development and Family Studies is to upgrade the department as the centre of excellence in the area of human development. The department will have more branches as department of Early Childhood Care and Education and department of Women and Family Studies to provide opportunities to students to specialize in those areas.

MISSION : The mission of the department of Human Development and Family Studies is to educate and inspire students to improve the lives of children and families by using a holistic approach. The curriculum of the department of Human Development and Family Studies provide a broad general education through various core, multidisciplinary and supporting courses as well as coursework specific to the child and family. This combination of courses assures professional competencies in the fields relating to the welfare of family and community.

Projects
    • Assam Agricultural University sponsored project on "Resilience- an approach of life skill for quality life", project cost Rs.130320300 Lakh Every individuals at some point in life has to deal and cope with adversities though it may differ on how one is tackling the adversities. Some individual tend to fall in the face of hardships whereas there are also individuals who rise up and strengthen themselves every time they fall. However impact of life event (whether it be negative or positive) depends on individuals personal attributes or coping strategies and the support obtained from family and social environment. This project aims to target the immaterial parameters such as mental health, well being, work- life balance. Project will assess the level of resilience of todays adolescents and to identify the factors affecting on resilience capacity based on which intervention package of resilience will be developed and administered. Resilience based intervention package which will be developed and administered on pilot basis under the project may be recommended for inclusion in regular curriculum of school as per New Education Policy. 
    • Assam Agricultural University sponsored project on "Mobile application for identification of Red flags in child development", project cost Rs.276846 Lakh Children grow and develop at different rates. The development pathways may differ for each child, but most children pass through a set of predictable development milestones. Parents and care givers, in monitoring a child's development, must be responsive to any developmental problem or delay in children. There are a few indicators often referred to as "red flags" to identify the behavioral or developmental anomalies of children. Parents and care givers must be aware of these " Red flags" to ensure that  the child is on the right  developmental path. The sooner the parents identify these "Red Flags" the faster will be the intervention. Awareness of parents and care givers on "Red Flags" of child development is crucial, as whatever the label or type of developmental delay or disability may be, the earlier such delays and disabilities are recognized , the sooner these children, their families and their caregivers can get intervention. So, It is essential to observe the development of each child closely, be sensitive to the symptoms that may be indicative of an underlying development disorder disorder or delay in order to catch them at the earliest. 
    • ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP - WIA (CD component)",
    • ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP- Women in Agriculture", project cost Rs.21268000 Lakh
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Farmers FIRST",
    • DBT sponsored project on "Multifaceted exploration of edible Molluses of North East India",
    • IIT sponsored project on "Design Innovation Centre (DIC) project on early language acquisition-An approach to alphabet learning in Assamses language", project cost Rs.10.25 Lakh
    • MHRD sponsored project on "Early language acquisition- an approach to alphabet learning", project cost Rs.10.25 Lakh
    • ICAR sponsored project on "AICRP on Home Science (Child Development)",
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Reproductive Health Care in Agrarian families", implemented in 2017. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Jinamoni Saikia)
    • SIE, SCERT, Assam sponsored project on "Evaluation of the Population Education Programme of the state of Assam", implemented in 2000. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Jinamoni Saikia)

Our Faculties

Dr. Jinamoni Saikia

(i/c) HOD and Professor

Dr. Rupjyoti Bhattacharjee

Associate Professor

Dr. Toslima Sultana Begum

Associate Professor

Dr. Tulika Borah

Senior Scientist

Dr. Sampreety Gogoi

Assistant Professor

Dr. Ankita Dutta

Assistant Professor

Mrs. Binapani Deka

Assistant Professor
Achivements

hdfs_csc[at]aau.ac.in