EDUC 104 - Children’s Environment

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
The student will study the environmental influences on the Child including home/family, and multi-cultural society. Practices in parenting techniques and survey of community agencies serving children will be included.

Text
Marion, Marian. Guidance of Young Children. 10th ed. Pearson, 2019. Print.

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Explain what nurturing/non-nurturing environments consist of for young children and evaluate the effects of a nurturing/non-nurturing environment on young children.

B. Exhibit respect and knowledge of the cultural heritage each child and his family bring to the child care situation.

C. Discuss the dignity and individuality of all children, including multi-cultural considerations as well as children with special needs or handicaps.

D. Provide a supportive environment in which children can begin to learn and practice appropriate and acceptable behavior as individuals and as a group.

E. Cite contemporary social forces and forms that affect a child at home, and in the classroom setting.

F. List various organizations available to aid parents and children.

Content
A. Nurturing/non-nurturing environments and the effects of each.

B. How a young child is affected by family changes and how a child’s cultural heritage can affect the way he/she behaves and learns in a classroom setting.

C. What constitutes child abuse and when and how suspected child abuse should be reported.

D. Society and Media - Pressures, Goals and Expectations.

E. Classroom/Daycare Setting - Interacting and Learning.

F. Agencies Serving Children

Student Evaluation
A. Evaluation is based upon development of a list of agencies used for referral in an early childhood setting, a report on selected agencies, a listing of educationally appropriate television shows, a report on selected shows, and a list of multi-culturals materials for use in a classroom.

B. Written tests and a final examination.Bibliography
Anderson, Joan. The Single Mother’s Book. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 1990.

Elkind, David. The Child and Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.

Fleming, Don and Linda Balahoutis. How to Stop the Battle with your Child. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1987.

Harris, Paul. Children and Emotion. New York: Basil Blackwell, Inc., 1989.

Lief, Nina R. The Third Year of Life. New York: Walker Publishing, 1991.

McCracken, Janet Brown. Helping Children Love Themselves and Others. Washington, D. C.: The Children’s Foundation, 1990.

Powell, Douglas R. Families and Early Childhood Programs. National Association of Early Childhood Education, 1989.

Sadker, David Miller and Myra Pollack Sadker. Teachers Schools and Society. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1991.

Soderbergh, Ragnhild. Children’s Creative Communication. Melbourn, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, Inc., 1988.

Turecki, Stanley and Leslie Tonner. The Difficult Child: A New Step by Step Approach. New York: Bantour books, 1989.

York, Stacey. Developing Roots and Wings. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press, 1992.