University of Louisiana at Lafayette
School of Human Resources
HUMR 439(G): Parent Education [Fall 2004]
Instructor: Dr. Nancy Coghill
Office Hours: M-F 9-11 (Nursery School)
Office: 319 Hamilton Hall
T1-2; W 3-4
Telephone: 482-6576; NS 482-5369
Other times by appointment.
Appointment
Email: ncoghill@louisiana.edu
recommended for all meetings
UL Lafayette Bulletin course description (2003-05):
Parenting practices involving and educating parents in a program
setting.
Required Text:
Berger, E. (2004). Parents as partners in education, (3
rd ed,). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/ Merrill Prentice-Hall.
Objectives:
(1)
To develop an understanding of the developmental and interactive process
of parenting.
(2)
To investigate various parenting issues throughout the total parenting
experience.
(3)
To develop effective strategies for working with parents.
(4)
To design events and products with a parent education goal and purpose.
(5)
To build awareness of parenting advocacy skills and implications for public
policy.
August 23
Introduction,
30
Chapter 1. Family Involvement (select interview groups)
September 6
No Class/ Labor Day
13
Chapter 2. Historical perspective, part of the system
(select interviewees)
20 Chapter 3. Family
& Community (newsletter groups & data)
27 Chapter 4. Effective
Home-School Relationships
October 4
Exam 1. Chapter 5. Communication
11
Communication, (Continued)
18
Chapter 6 Working with parents
25
Chapter 7 Parents in schools and centers (newsletter draft due)
November 1
Chapter 8. Home-based programs
8
Exam 2. Begin Chpater 9
15
Chapter 9 (newsletter due)
22
Chapter 10 Abused child
29
Chapter 11 Advocacy
December 10
(Friday) Final Exam (1:30-4)
Course Instruction Methods:
Lecture, discussion, video, student presentations, laboratory projects,
quizzes and other in-class evaluation experiences.
Emergency Evacuation Procedures:
A map of this floor is posted near the elevator marking the evacuation
route and the Designated Rescue Area.
This is an area where emergency service personnel will go first
to look for individuals who need assistance in exiting the building.
Students who need assistance should identify themselves to the
instructor.
Course Evaluation:
Exams (3)
300 points
Newsletter
35 points
Interview
40 points
Grade determined on 90%, 80%, 70%, 60% basis.
Class participation
100 points
475 total
points
Attendance Policy:
All students are required to be in class and on time. A professional attitude is to be maintained during your participation in class. Attendance is defined as alert presence beginning at 3:00 and ending at 5:50. University regulations regarding no tobacco, no eating, no drinking (water excepted) in class will be observed. Students behaving inappropriately will be asked to leave the learning environment. Beepers and cell phones must be turned to the silent position during class.
Assignment Policy:
Assignments will not be accepted after the due date,
however, they will be accepted any time prior to that date.
Projects required for this class are expected to be prepared in
a professional manner.
Course Assignments:
(1)
Students are responsible for all classroom material presented, assigned
readings, and class handouts. This
responsibility extends to classes attended and classes missed.
(2)
Students (in pairs) will design and prepare newsletters for preschool parents.
Content information will be provided by the instructor.
Twenty copies of the newsletter will be produced by the student.
Grade will be based on: quality of production; accuracy of information;
initiative & creativity indicated by product. Due – October 25 and November
15).
(3)
Students will conduct an interview with a parent (format provided) and
parent information gathered will be presented as part of a panel on assigned
day. Evaluation will be based on
completeness and quality of presentation.
Expectant parent (first child) Oct. 4
Parent of infant or toddler Oct.
11
Parent of school-ager Oct. 18
Parent of adolescent Oct. 25
Parent of young adult Nov. 1
Parent of chronically ill child
Nov. 8
Single parent Nov. 15
Minority parent Nov. 15
Child of elderly parent Nov. 29
All parents within the group represent various categories (family structure/
gender/ ethnicity/ education levels)
(4)
There will be 12 unannounced in-class exercises which will be worth 10
points each. Students’ highest 10
scores will be added together to determine Class Participation points.
These in-class exercises may not be made up.
(5) There will be 3 exams, each worth 100 points. Make-up exams will be given at the convenience of the instructor and only upon the instructor’s receipt of a valid written medical excuse.