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Dec 21, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
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ECPK 355 - Study Tour: Observing and Comparing International Childrearing Practices(3 credits)
Prerequisite: ECED 230 and approved application through Study Abroad Office
This course compares the guiding principles, practices, attitudes and values of early education and care in another country with those in America. The comparison will help students refine their assumptions about children by discovering a “hidden curriculum” (behaviors, perspectives and attitudes) that molds children’s values, sense of self, gender and class stereotypes, cultural expectations and language. The hidden curriculum is conveyed by teachers, the community and society and can be recognized in the setup of space, the structuring of time, the division of roles, styles of teaching, management of behavior and ways of communicating with children. Students will examine concepts such as rituals, hero making, storytelling, symbolic display, rules and ways of knowing. While traveling, students will experience a variety of early education and care programs and cultural events. Students will assist educators and observe children in educational settings and the community while connecting the course experiences to their areas of interest. Repeatable for different itineraries: may earn a maximum of six credits. Offered spring semester. Additional fee required.
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