EDUC 8250 - Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education

3 cr.

This specialized course explores the importance of family interaction with the early childhood educator. Candidates receive a general overview of parent-child interactions, parent involvement, parent education, and parent participation in early childhood education. Students are exposed to the various theoretical and practical approaches to family involvement practices in the early childhood education setting. Awareness, understanding, and appreciation of various family needs, circumstances and cultural experiences are promoted. Family professional partnership models, which effectively serve families with a variety of needs and experiences, are explored. Candidates seeking initial licensure complete a field experience. Credit cannot be given for both EDUC 8250 and EDUC 8270. This course is part of the initial licensure track, early childhood.