Sybil S. Barten, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita of Psychology
School of Natural and Social Sciences

Office: Hum. 2045
Tel: (914) 251-6672
Email: sybil.barten@purchase.edu

Education

• B.A., 1954, Swarthmore College
• M.A., 1956, Clark University
• Ph.D., 1960, Clark University

Courses Taught

Language Development; Psychology of Communication; Developmental Psychology; Language, Symbolization and Experience; Psychology of Art; Psychology of Morality; Practicum in Child Development.

Research Interests

Figurative language; the language of musical instruction; aesthetic consciousness; language development.

Selected Publications and Research

Barten, S.S. & Franklin, M.B. (Eds.) (1978). Developmental Processes: Selected Writings of Heinz Werner. Vols. 1 & 2. New York: International Universities Press.

Franklin, M.B. & Barten, S.S. (Eds.) (1988). Child Language: A Book of Readings. New York: Oxford University Press.

Barten, S.S. (1983). The aesthetic mode of consciousness. In S. Wapner & B. Kaplan, (Eds.) Toward a Holistic Developmental Psychology. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum.

Barten, S.S. (1992). The language of musical instruction. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 26, (2), 53-61.

Barten, S.S. (1997). Speaking of music: The use of motor-affective metaphors in music instruction. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 32, (2), 89-97.