Families, Communities, Schools credit: 3 or

4 Hours

Principles and practices of building partnerships and collaboration among families, community agencies, and schools in a diverse society for early childhood professionals; covers strategies for building understanding, trust, and effective communication with all children and their families including those who have special needs, have cultural and linguistic differences, come from non-traditional family configurations, and who face poverty, health problems, and/or family dysfunction. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Early Childhood Teacher Education Program or consent of the instructor.