ECED 644 - Family Relations in Early Education

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0

This Course examines the dynamic interrelationships among the school, the family, and the community from both ecological and psycho-social perspectives. Rom these perspectives, it addressed development of curriculum-based parent workshops and parent leadership workshops as well as strategies that teachers can use to strengthen home-school communications. Literature on designing, planning, and implementing parent programs as well as literature on parent leadership development and parent-teacher communication is studied. Through a home/school or home/community project as well as other in-class activities, students will develop their parent involvement and parent communication skills.

Prerequisite(s): ECED 541 and ECED 542.