Philosophy Statement and Research Questions, English homework help

repare for Written Assignment and Research
Visit,

call, or send an email to the director or a staff member of the early

childhood program you identified in the Week One discussion, ?Defining

Family and Community Engagement.? Ask if you can visit the program and

conduct an interview with the director or with another staff member the

following week. Find an early childhood program that is willing to help

you conduct the interview by the end of that week. If visiting is not

convenient for the director or yourself, ask if a phone or email

interview would be possible. If you cannot reach anyone to conduct this

interview, contact your instructor as soon as possible.

Writing the Assignment

Include
the following sections in your written assignment. The assignment
should be three to five pages, in addition to a separate title page and a
separate reference page, and formatted in APA style. Format your
writing as follows: MS Word, double-spaced, 12-point font, one-inch
margins all around. Proofread your paper before submitting it.

• Create a profile of yourself as an educator. The
  profile will include your preferred teaching style, an in-depth look at
  your experiences as an educator (if you have not worked with children,
  you have most likely been an educator with your own children, family
  members, co-workers, church members, etc.), and how that experience
  impacts your teaching style and your philosophy on how children grow and
  learn (this is not the same as your philosophy on family and community
  engagement but will overlap). Build on the theoretical perspective you
  developed in last week?s discussion as well as your experiences. You
  must cite one scholarly source (in addition to the textbook and required
  readings) in your profile. Create your profile before you begin writing
  your philosophy statement and approach. If you have had to do some of
  this thinking, reflection, and creation in another course, contact your
  instructor if you would like to re-use portions for this assignment.

• Create your philosophy and approach to family and community engagement. Build
  your philosophy statement from the bulleted items you created for last
  week?s discussion, ?Philosophical Perspectives on Family and Community
  Engagement.? Be sure to incorporate concepts we have addressed in the
  course discussions thus far and also draw from your direct experience
  working with families, if you have them. Your philosophy statement and
  approach should align to a theoretical perspective. You must cite one
  scholarly source (in addition to the textbook and required readings) in
  your philosophy and approach statement.

• Identify three questions you would like to ask during the
  interview with the director or staff person in the early childhood
  program. The questions should focus on some aspects of
  family and community engagement to help support or expand your
  philosophy statement. If you are currently working with young children
  and their families, try to think of questions that relate directly to
  issues that have arisen for you. If you are not currently working with
  children and families, these questions can be ones you have curiosity
  about. Discuss the reasons why you chose these questions.