Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook: Developing Family Partnerships
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This week, you will continue to develop your Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook by completing the Developing Family Partnerships section. This week’s readings include Chapters 4-7 of the Gestwicki text and focuses on building family partnerships. Chapter 4 presents the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Links to an external site.and Statement of Commitment, specifically describing the nine ideals connected to family involvement. These ideals support an early childhood education professional’s ethical responsibilities and commitments to the families in their settings. Using this chapter, as well as the content in the Gestwicki chapters and the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Links to an external site., complete the Family Partnerships section and add it to your text-based or electronic Guidebook using the following requirements. An example of this section and requirements can be referenced in the Instructor Guidance.
Guidebook Setup: Last week, you chose either a text-based or electronic format for your guidebook. This week,
you will continue to develop your existing work by adding a new section titled, “Developing Family
Partnerships.” You will continue to build your Guidebook using your chosen format from last week.
Guidebook Developing Family Partnerships Section: For this section, you are going to develop nine personal statements of commitment, including action plans for how you will specifically develop family partnerships in your future or current role. For each of the nine NAEYC ethical responsibilities, specific to the family partnerships section, you will:
• Summarize the NAEYC code of ethical responsibility statement.
• Compose a personal commitment statement, specifically detailing how you will follow this code of ethics in your current or future role as an early childhood education professional.
• Describe your specific plan, including action steps, of how you will address this commitment statement, referencing a source, book, website, article or community resource to support each statement.
Content Expectations:
• Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook: Developing Family Partnerships Introduction: Set up your Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook with a section titled “Developing Family Partnerships.” For this section, include an introduction that explains what is included and why partnerships are important for families.
• Developing Family Partnerships Ideals: Using Chapter 4 of the Gestwicki text, specifically page 104 as a guide for the nine NAEYC Code of Ethics responsibilities to families, address the following for each of the nine ideals:
o Summarize the NAEYC code of ethical responsibility.
o Compose a personal commitment statement, specifically detailing how you will follow this code of ethics in your current or future role as an early childhood educator.
o Describe your specific action plan to address this commitment statement, including at least four sources that support these statements. Your supporting sources can be an Internet resource, book, website, article, or community resource.
Writing and Formatting Expectations:
• Resource Support: Writing is substantiated by at least four supporting sources.
• Organization: Demonstrates logical progression of ideas within the writing.
• Syntax and Mechanics: Writing displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• APA Formatting: Paper is formatted properly and all four sources are cited and referenced in APA style, as outlined in the Writing Center. APA title and reference pages are included.
Suggested Assignment Length:
In general, your assignment should be approximately three to four pages in length.
Next Steps: Review and Submit the Assignment:
Review your assignment, referencing the Grading Rubric
1. Within the Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook, thoroughly develops the section titled, “Developing Family Partnerships.” The section includes an in-depth introduction that comprehensively explains the contents and why they are important for families. The section is well-developed.
2. Comprehensively summarizes the NAEYC code of ethical responsibility statement. The summary is well-supported by scholarly sources.
3. For all nine NAEYC ethical responsibilities, composes in-depth, personal commitment statements with elaborate and relevant details on how to follow the code of ethics in current or future role as an early childhood educator. The personal commitment statements are well-developed.
4. Describes a specific and comprehensive action plan to address each commitment statement, including at least four strong, credible sources that support each action.
5. Demonstrates methodical application of organization and presentation of content. The purpose of the writing is evident and easy to understand. Summaries, quotes, and/or paraphrases fit naturally into the sentences and paragraphs. Paper flows smoothly.
6. Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
7. Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
8. Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
This is page 104 of textbook
Gestwicki, C. (2016). Home, school, and community relations: A guide to working with families (9th ed.). Cengage.
Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment, approved by NAEYC’s Governing Board in 1989, revised in 2005, and reaffirmed and updated in 2011, includes a section of ethical responsibilities to families, articulating 15 specific principles governing actions and the following nine ideals:
1. To be familiar with the knowledge base related to working effectively with families and to stay informed through continuing education and training
2. To develop relationships of mutual trust and create partnerships with the families served
3. To welcome all family members and encourage them to participate in the program (See Figure 4-14.)
4. To listen to families, acknowledge and build on their strengths and competencies, and learn from families as we support them in their task of nurturing children
5. To respect the dignity and preferences of each family and to make an effort to learn about its structure, culture, language, customs, and beliefs
6. To acknowledge families’ child-rearing values and their right to make decisions for their children
7. To share information about children’s education and development with families and to help them understand and appreciate the current knowledge base of the early childhood education profession
8. To help family members enhance their understanding of their children and support the continuing development of their skills as parents
9. To participate in building support networks for families by giving them opportunities to interact with program staff, other families, community resources, and professional services (NAEYC, 2005, 2011)
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