ECEF 1601 Diversity in Early Care, Education and Family Studies

This course studies the philosophy, goals, materials, and techniques necessary for designing an anti-bias environment for young children. It includes the examination of different cultural practices, as well as the impact prejudice, discrimination and stereotypic behavior can have on an environment as well as on children and families and involves self-reflection of one?s own understanding of educational principles in integrating anti-goals in order to better inform teaching practices and/or program development. The development of social identities is also addressed. Course includes skills of how to empower children to address bias in their classroom as well as their community in hopes of creating a peaceful world. C-ID: ECE 230. Transfer Credit: CSU.