Sep 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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EDCR 2010 - Childhood in America: Elementary School
Introduction to children and their characteristics at progressive levels of development. Examines factors that influence children’s learning in the schools, such as families, neighborhoods, race, culture, gender, and socioeconomic status. Students examine values and belief systems of themselves and children, as well as identify elements of successful parenting and teaching.
Requisites: EDCR 1010 and CARE Students only
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will articulate the interdependence of educational theory and teaching practice.
- Students will be exposed to literacy learning with social relations at its center.
- Students will demonstate diversity experiences that impact development across cultures, philosophical and historical conceptions of teaching.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of child development theories.
- Students will identify and practice reflective teaching and the implications for schooling in our increasingly global community.
- Students will study and identify the role of ¿play¿ in early childhood education.
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