Child, Family, and Community Partnerships with Schools

4 credits

This course examines how early education programs collaborate with socioculturally diverse families to support child development. Theories will examine social learning, family socialization, risk and resilience, and community engagement and how these theories are enacted in schools, communities, and families. Course assignments will support undergraduates to utilize families’ beliefs, strengths, and resources to support children’s learning with opportunities to engage with them. Students may not receive credit for both EDS 111 and EDS 111GS. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.