Course Goals
Course Goals
My current understanding of policies and systems is that
there is a large spectrum of people involved in making decisions, implementing strategies,
and providing research for early childhood. It does not consist only of children,
families, teachers, staff, and administrators inside the school but external
stakeholders as well. The continuum of early childhood includes systems and
subsystems. These systems and subsystems play major roles in building
frameworks for early education.
My first obtainable goal through this course that might
assist me in becoming more effective in my professional role is to become an active
advocate for children’s rights on local, state, and national issues and policies
concerning young children and their families.
How will this goal
assist me in becoming more effective in my professional role?
When I accepted this position as an early childhood
professional, I took an oath of ethical conduct in my daily practice with
children and their families in programs for children from birth through the age
of 8 years of age and specifically preschool. In the NAEYC’s Code of Ethical
Conduct and Statement of Commitment (2011) stated “To advocate for and ensure
that all children, including those with special needs, have access to the
support services needed to be successful” (NAEYC, 2011) .
In order for me to obtain this goal I need to know and understand how systems
are created and what subsystems are most effective. Since attending Walden
University, my communication skills are improving day by day and I hope to use
these skills to advocate for children on an international level.
How will this goal
will help me navigate early childhood systems and/or engage in public policies
that impact young children and their families?
As an advocate for children’s rights I be able to navigate by
contacting people involved with local, state, and national early childhood
systems, and learn about public policies that impact young children and their
families. I would create a collective
obligation between society and early childhood education field to advocate
for the best interest of children within early childhood programs and produce an
effective system that serves as a voice for young children everywhere.
Another goal I hope to achieve through this course is to
learn how to apply the “inside-out” approach to engage in “systemic thinking.”
How will this goal
assist me in becoming more effective in my professional role?
This approach will help me be more effective in my
professional role by providing the best support for young children and their
families. My awareness of strategies, resources, and frameworks that can be
used for service integration will also expand.
How will this goal
help me to navigate early childhood systems and/or engage in public policies
that impact young children and their families?
This approach will give me some insight into early care and
education systems and extend to comprehensive services including health and
mental health services. Using this approach I will be able to advocate for
appropriate public policies to better address the needs of young children and
families.
The third obtainable goal to achieve through this course is
to learn how to develop a framework for a comprehensive early childhood system
that will work in my program along with the elements in the state
infrastructure.
How will this goal assist
me in becoming more effective in my professional role?
This goal will assist me in my professional role to be more
productive in my program and address the needs of young children and their
families. I will be more effective introducing public policies to local and
state governments.
How will this goal
help me to navigate early childhood systems and /or engage in public policies
that impact young children and their families?
I will be able to navigate early childhood systems by
developing new policies, services and programs that impact young children and
their families. Hopefully, this framework will also be less confusing with less
terminologies and definitions for early childhood systems.
References
NAEYC. (2011). NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct. Code
of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment, 1-9.
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