Milana Rajić
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Education
PhD studies
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad2015 - present
  • Mentor: Prof dr Ivana Mihić, dr Marina Videnović
  • Theses title: The relationship between economic well being and maternal care quality in early childhood: potential mechanisms and protective factors
Masters degree
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad2013-2015
  • Mentor: Prof dr Ivana Mihić 
  • Theses title: Effects of parenting stress on socioemotional investment: differences between mothers and fathers of children with disabilities
Bachelor degree
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad2010-2013
Career
Research Assistant
Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2021 – present
Research Trainee
Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade2018 – 2021
Associate
Preschool Institution “Radosno detinjstvo”, Novi Sad2015 – 2018
Research intrests
  • Early childhood development
  • Early childhood education
  • Parenting
  • Child care quality in families at risk
Selected publications

Videnović, M., Rajić, M., Krstić, K., Stepanović Ilić, I. (2021). Challenges of parenting during lockdown in Serbia. In V. Džinović & T. Nikitović (Eds.) Qualitative research through disciplines and contexts: designing similarities and differences (pp.114-117). Institute for educational research, Institute for psychology. ISBN 978-86-7447-154- 8.

Tatalović Vorkapić, S., Rajić, M., Pauletić, I. (2020). Attachment during adaptation in kindergarten: teachers’ perspective. In S.Tatalović Vorkapić (Ed.) Attachment psychology and adaptation in kindergarten: The psychology of children' well- being vol. 1 (pp.137-159). Faculty of teacher education in Rijeka.

Burgund, A., Jović, N., Krnjaić, Z., Pucarević, B., Rajić, M., Skrobić, Lj., Videnović, M. i Žegarac, N. (2019). Hraniteljstvo i dobrobit adolescenata: Istraživanje za unapređenje politika i praksi [Foster care and adolescent wellbeing: Research for the policies and practice improvement]. Faculty of political sciences in Belgrade. ISBN 978-86-6425-063-4

Rajić, M., Stepanović Ilić, I. &  Krstić,  K.  (2020).  Early childhood development standards scale: psychometric characteristics. In Empirical  Studies  in Psychology, October 16-18. 2020, Faculty of Philosophy Belgrade, Serbia. pp. 99-100.

Videnović, M., Rajić, M., Stepanović Ilić, I., Mihić, I., Lozanović, D., Sokal Jovanović, LJ. (2019). Skrining razvoja dece ranog uzrasta u Srbiji [Early childhood development screening in Serbia]Current trends in psychology 2019, Novi Sad, October 24-27, 2019. (pp.36-38). Faculty of philosophy.

Rajić, M., Videnović, M., Stepanović Iić, I., Krstić, K., Milidrag, M, Bogdanović, R. (2019). Koliko je sredina u kojoj odrastaju deca ranog uzrasta u Srbiji podsticajna? [How much is enviroment supportive for early childhood development in Serbia?] Current trends in psychology 2019, Novi Sad, October 24-27, 2019. (pp.38-40). Faculty of philosophy.

Rajić, M., Mihić, I. (2018). Kvalitet odnosa vaspitača i dece sa smetnjama u razvoju. [Quality of teacher and child with disabilities relationship.] In R.Đević i N.Gutvajn (Eds.) Uvažavanje različitosti u funkciji pozitivnog razvoja dece i mladih [Respect for diversity in the function of positive development of children and young people] (pp.143-162). Beograd: Institut za pedagoška istraživanja. ISBN 978-86-7447-140-1

Selected research projects

Evaluation of the Early Child Intervention Program, Open Society Foundation

KAP study on nurturing care and playful parenting practices, UNICEF, Institute of Psychology

Caring for the caregiver: Validation study, UNICEF, LEGO Foundation

Standardization of the ASQ for its introduction into the pediatric practice in primary health centres in Serbia and validation of standards for early childhood development in Serbia: OSF,Udruženje pedijatara Srbije, Institute of Psychology

Improving the quality of foster-care through generating knowledge and debate on the wellbeing of adolescents in care: UNICEF, Faculty of Political Science, Institute of Psychology

Improving capacities of primary health care protection for prevention of overweight in early childhood in Republic of Serbia, UNICEF, Institute for public health of Serbia