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Nature of course request C02373 :

New course

Undergraduate

First term offered : Summer 2014
Course Prefix&Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
ED 382W	Family and Community Involvement in Early Childhood Education	3 -

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Family&CommInvECE

Catalog Description: This course focuses on strategies for developing family-appropriate and culturally appropriate family-professional partnerships to benefit young children ages birth-4th grade of all abilities. Theories and research that support family-centered practices are explored. The course also provides a focus on family and professional rights and responsibilities in the special education process. This course takes a family-centered perspective and emphasizes the role of collaborative planning with families and caregivers for inclusive environments.

Course Goal and Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. discuss theories and research supporting a family-centered approach to early childhood education. 2. articulate the role of cultural context in attitudes, beliefs, values, and child-rearing practices. 3. analyze personal values, beliefs, and cultural biases that influence their work with families. 4. identify specific components of IDEA that support families in the special education process. 5. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the IFSP/IEP process and the impact this process has on families. 6. identify strategies that support and assist families to identify their priorities, resources, and concerns for their children. 7. continue to identify themselves with the early childhood profession and will exhibit the attributes of a collaborative educational leader including the acquisition of appropriate knowledge, skills, and dispositions. (See attached syllabus for more details)

Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): This course is part of the revision of the Early Childhood teaching authorization, and the proposed Early Childhood Studies major.

Faculty and facilities needed: This course will be taught by faculty and/or adjuncts who are specialists in the field.

Brief Course outline: See attached syllabus

Approval Queue C02373

Attached Files:

ED 382 Course Syllabus.doc

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