Course Title:
School, Families and Society
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:
(1+2+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits
Catalog Description:
Interacions of school, family, society and culture. Social and family structures in Turkey. Family and public education programs, models, and projects. Family and community involvement in education. Effective communication skills.Developing school-community partnership projects. Interacions of school, family, society and culture. Social and family structures in Turkey. Family and public education programs, models, and projects. Family and community involvement in education. Effective communication skills.Developing school-community partnership projects.
Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Course Objectives:
The main objective of this course is to be able to demonstrate a holistic approach to the communication and interaction between the school family and society and to provide the knowledge and skills that will enable educator candidates to reach their students through mutual ties between these three groups.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1.Identify and evaluate their assumptions, attitudes and beliefs about learning, teaching and schooling.
2. Develop their understanding of social structures in general, and analyze the influence of social class on education in particular.
3. Compare and contrast different family patterns in Turkey and analyze how each pattern influences children’s education. 4. Distinguish different ways homes, schools, and communities interact with each other to influence the school experience of children.
5. Examine model school and home/community partnership models and appraise their pros and cons.
6. Design a school-community partnership project.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Scaffolding/Coaching
Demonstrating
Inquiry
Collaborating
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Oral Presentations/Reports
Concept Mapping
Brainstorming
Field Trips
Guest Speakers
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Others: Reflection paper, online collaboration
Prepared By:
Tülin Haşlaman
Revised By:
Çagla Öneren Sendil