ECH ED 4196 - The Learning Community: Family and Community Relationships

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

The purpose of this course is to provide pre-service early childhood and elementary-grade teachers with critical information about what school-family-community relationships are; how they can promote children’s early academic and social development as well as other family and school outcomes; and how teachers and other educators can build strong, healthy, mutually beneficial relationships with families and communities. An important theme in this course is that all children, families, school, and communities are different, thus students in this course will learn about this diversity, develop knowledge about general guidelines for good practice, and spend time tailoring these guidelines to specific situations that they have encountered or are likely to encounter in their careers as educators. Special attention will be devoted to diversity in terms of family culture, language, ethnicity, income, household structure, and disability status of children. In addition, as this is a writing intensive course, the course will help you understand how to write cogently and effectively in the social sciences, as well as increase your awareness of teacher-friendly and academic resources addressing school-family partnerships.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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