ECED 355 Social and Political Context of Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Prerequisite Admission into the BAS-T program.
Course Description
Students will explore diversity and social justice issues influencing educational settings. Students will examine in depth the historical and current impact of children’s, teachers’, and families’ cultural, social and political context in schools.
Course Content
1. Key Terms in Diversity and Social Justice
2. Cultural Responsiveness
3. Identity Development
4. Micro (Individual), Meso (Family) & Macro (Institutional) Perspectives on Diversity & Social Justice
5. NAEYC Diversity Position Statement
6. Anti-Bias, Multicultural Curriculums
Student Outcomes
1. Define and apply key terms and concepts of diversity, inclusion and social justice.
2. Analyze how implicit bias can influence relationships and identity development.
3. Analyze how systemic power, privilege, and oppression impacts early childhood education systems and the individuals within those systems.
4. Summarize how professional teaching practice is influenced by personal, social, and cultural contexts.
5. Deconstruct biases, stereotypes, and microaggressions present in early childhood educational settings and the larger community.
6. Critique how an individual’s family structure, culture, social, emotional, and political contexts may impact learning and participating.
7. Evaluate early learning programs by applying the NAEYC Position Statement on Diversity.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes:
1. Culturally Responsive Practices: The candidate examines their own cultural values, beliefs, and biases; articulates and applies an understanding of how people differ in their perspectives and approaches; and creates learning opportunities that are culturally responsive for children and their families.
2. Child Development: The candidate applies child development theory, including an awareness of typical and atypical development, to plan and implement lessons that support each and every child’s growth across all developmental domains.
3. Relationships & Collaboration: The candidate articulates the importance of relationships with children, families, colleagues, and community agencies and is able to create and maintain those relationships to support children’s learning and development.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.
Social Sciences: Graduates use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.
Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30
Potential Methods
A. Oral presentations
B. Written critique
C. Observation critique
D. Small group assessment
E. Written quizzes and exams
F. Peer evaluation
G. Essay
H. Reflection paper
I. Role play
J. Self-assessment
K. Group debate
L. Action plan
M. Interview
N. Discussion boards
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