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CI 422
Families, Communities, Schools

Credit:  3 hours.


(C & I 322) Principles and practices of building partnerships and collaboration among families, community agencies, and schools in a diverse society for early childhood professionals; covers strategies for building understanding, trust, and effective communications with all children and their families including those who have special needs, have cultural and linguistic differences, come from non-traditional family configurations, and who face poverty, health problems, and/or family dysfunction. Prerequisite: Admission to the Early Childhood Teacher Education Program.