Advanced Studies in Working with Children in a Diverse World   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 PO Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

HD 600 - Advanced Studies in Working with Children in a Diverse World


3 credits
Students will evaluate developmental needs of children and the different assumptions which underlie developmental and constructivist approaches to working with children. Students will investigate and critique the uses of interpersonal power in settings where adults and children encounter each other, observe children in a variety of contexts, and create effective facilitative strategies for teaching, parenting, and social and educational change. Emphasis will be on valuing diversity and respecting the individual; active experiential learning; synthesis of theory and practice; and the impact of social contexts on oneself and others.