ED 125 - Family,School,& Community Partnerships

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Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ENG 100. ED 125 is an experienced-based introductory course to working collaboratively with families, schools, and communities. Students will learn about family theories, and how family structures, attributes, and dynamics influence the school system. Family diversity, its impact on schools, and how to respond to these diversities in a respectful, professional, ethical, and culturally responsive way will be addressed. Issues of family and school interactions, and family involvement within the school setting will be examined. Students will also learn about family rights and how to support and advocate for families in the education milieu. The impact of communities on families and schools, and strategies for communicating effectively and building collaborative partnerships with families, school personnel, and the community will be discussed. Upon successful completion of ED 125, the intended student learning outcomes are: Students will regard families, schools, and communities as equal partners and their perspectives in the education system and evaluate how each entity contributes to, enhances, and supports the learning and teaching of students. Students will evaluate themselves and judge their strengths and limitations to collaboratively work, interact, and communicate with families, school personnel, and the community in a respectful, professional, ethical, and culturally responsive way. Students will use their strengths and improve their limitations as they collaboratively work, interact, and communicate with families, school personnel, and the community in a 2 respectful, professional, ethical, and culturally responsive way. Upon successful completion of ED 125, the student should be able to: Justify how the change in families, schools, and communities affect the teaching and learning of students and family-school relations. Analyze family theories in the context of the school and community environments. Identify the educational implications of family structures, membership, and roles. Respond to family diversity in a respectful, professional, ethical, and culturally responsive way. Distinguish between facts and inferences when examining social, political, legal, and educational issues in the context of family-school interactions. Debate how family attributes and dynamics influence interactions with schools. Defend family involvement in schools. Differentiate between the roles and responsibilities of the family and the school within the education system. Advocate for families within the school setting using community resources. Demonstrate effective and ethical communication practices with families, school personnel, and the community. Assess the influence of the community on family-school relations. Employ best practices in building collaborative partnerships with families, schools, and communities. Express and communicate ideas and opinions clearly in writing.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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