CT+5050+Early+Childhood+Policy+-+Prologue+to+the+Future

Next Offered
Spring 2013

Professor
Sharon Lynn Kagan  (TC)

Syllabus
Note: Syllabus is subject to change at the professor's discretion.

Course description
The course draws on seminal readings regarding the antecedents to, and influencers of, early childhood policy. Students will be encouraged to critically review key literature and develop their own stance on the relationship between policy and practice. After four sessions that provide solid grounding in the history and status of early childhood education policy in America, **students will participate in a three-day seminar in Washington, D.C.** During the three-day seminar, students will meet and engage with the key producers of, and advocates for, early childhood policy, including representatives from major governmental agencies, national associations, and research think tanks. Although the schedule for the D.C. component will not be finalized until shortly before the beginning of the course, a tentative schedule is available from the professor. Upon return from Washington, D.C., the final component of the course will focus on an individual examination of a key issue facing the field (e.g., quality, equity, accountability, transition, workforce development, or standards). Students will be asked to consider potential alterations in these policies, with the goal of improving the impact of policy on young children, their families, and their teachers.

Review
Not available

Student contact information
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