Learning Objectives
- Describe effective practices for developing trusting family-professional partnerships in early care and education programs.
- Use a decision-making process to select partnership-oriented practices linked to (a) developing an initial friendly relationship, (b) making shared decisions, and (c) developing a trusting partnership with families to address challenging issues.
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In Step 1 you will hear and read about two perspectives on a practice dilemma. The dilemma is about a teacher sharing a concern with a father of a preschool age child.
In Step 2 you will turn the dilemma about how to build a trusting partnership into an answerable question to help guide the search for evidence on a particular practice.
In Step 3 you will consider the following key sources of general evidence about partnership-oriented practices. First partnership-oriented practices are defined and further explained with examples and activities. Then you will learn about research, policies, professional guidelines and experience-based knowledge related to partnership-oriented practices and family-professional partnerships.
In Step 4 you will integrate sources of evidence, different perspectives, and contexts unique to the dilemma in Step 1 to make an informed decision.
In Step 5 you will consider ways to evaluate the plan for engaging in partnership-oriented practices that resulted from the decision-making process.
- Dilemma
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In Step 1 you will hear and read about two perspectives on a practice dilemma. The dilemma is about a teacher sharing a concern with a father of a preschool age child.
- Question
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In Step 2 you will turn the dilemma about how to build a trusting partnership into an answerable question to help guide the search for evidence on a particular practice. - Evidence
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In Step 3 you will consider the following key sources of general evidence about partnership-oriented practices. First partnership-oriented practices are defined and further explained with examples and activities. Then you will learn about research, policies, professional guidelines and experience-based knowledge related to partnership-oriented practices and family-professional partnerships.
- Decision
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In Step 4 you will integrate sources of evidence, different perspectives, and contexts unique to the dilemma in Step 1 to make an informed decision.
- Evaluation
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In Step 5 you will consider ways to evaluate the plan for engaging in partnership-oriented practices that resulted from the decision-making process.