ECE 2200 Families, Communities & Schools
Family and community characteristics, supporting and empowering families and communities through respectful, reciprocal relationships and involving families and communities in the development and learning of children.
Prerequisites: Approval of Department and Other (Open to ELEE majors)
Course Outcomes
- Describe the importance of establishing and maintaining positive, productive and collaborative relationships with families and ways to create partnerships that respect family's choices and goals for children.
- Describe the availability and accessibility of community services, supports, and agencies and their impact on the child, family and community.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of respectful dialogue when involving families in the assessment of their child's development and learning.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the uniqueness of family structures and social and cultural backgrounds, identities, and customs to create foundations for learning.
- Describe the role of advocacy within the community to support and strengthen children and families.
- Describe the relationship between family involvement and student learning.
- Describe use of communication in the process of family/educational setting/community relations and involvement.
- Demonstrate an understanding of ecology of the child (e.g. socioeconomic, home environment, etc.) through an exploration of present practices of family/educational setting/community and the impact on child development.
- Demonstrate the abilitiy to plan experiences that involve families and communities by providing opportunities and resources to promote child development and learning.
Credit Hours: 3
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
- Department: Education
- Repeatable Credit: No
- Offered Online: Yes
Online Learning
Faculty: Purandare
Term: Spring 2024
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Restrictions: Department Permission Required, Chair Permission Or Active in ELEE
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 11
Section: 501
Open Seats: 11
Section: 501
Centerville Campus
Centerville, Rm 114
Term: Spring 2024
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Restrictions: Chair Permission Or Active in ELEE
Open Seats: 13
Meets: MW from 9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: C01
Open Seats: 13
Meets: MW from
9:30AM to 10:45AM
9:30AM to 10:45AM
Section: C01