Second – Third Year hdfs

Faculty of Family & Community Sciences,

Department of Human Development & Family Studies

Fatehgunj, 0265-2795522

ACADEMIC YEAR

2015-2016

CREDIT

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   To understand the importance of parent and community involvement for overall development of young children.
   
4. 
   To learn the use of effective methods and techniques for parent and community involvement.
   
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   To plan programs of parent education and involvement in school related activities and for community mobilization
   

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   Understanding the concepts – parenting, parent-child relationship, parent education, parent involvement, community education, and community-involvement and community mobilization.
   
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   Need and importance of parent education for building better home-school relationships for overall development of children, for smooth functioning of school program.
   
3. 
   Understanding different kinds of parent education programs and roles parents can play as
   

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  Participators and planners of programs, parents’ as advisors, volunteers and resource persons, scope of parent education programs.
  
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  Constraints in parent involvement and factors influencing a successful parent involvement program.
  

1. Providing support for effective parenting through guidance and partnership with parents for overall child development.

2. 
   Importance and conduct of – parent – teacher conferences, parents meetings, newsletters and resource centers for parents.
   

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   Understanding the concept of community and community education with reference to :
   

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  Types of community (rural, tribal, urban, slums, etc.) – physical & social structure – family, religion, education, value and economic system.
  
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  Characteristics and needs of community.
  
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  Different community agencies and services, their role in providing supportive services to parents.
  

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   Child guidance clinics, day care centers, medical and referral services, community development centers.
   

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   Understanding the concept of community involvement.
   
2. 
   Principles of community involvement.
   
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   Obstacles to community involvement.
   

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  Mismatch of needs and values
  
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  Unrealistic goals
  
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  Caste and class barriers
  
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  Socio political factors
  
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  Inadequate resources
  

4. 
   Using and mobilizing resources for community involvement.
   

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   Ways and methods of planning programs, and understanding the processes involved in implementing programs.
   
2. 
   Criteria for evaluation of parent programs and parent involvement.
   
3. 
   General guidelines and ethical issues in working with parents.
   

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   Meaning and importance of communication.
   
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   Factors determining the selection of appropriate methods and techniques of communication.
   

Lecture

Role plays

Group discussions

Simulated exercises / games

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   Different approaches for communication:
   

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  Individual, group and mass media.
  
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  Slides movie, video films
  
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  Posters
  
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  Pamphlets
  
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  Puppets
  
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  Radio talks, etc.
  

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  Interviews with Parents of Vadodara city on the “Topic: Challenges of Parenting in the contemporary context and Support from Schools”. (Low income group, Middle income group & High income group)
  

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  Role plays on different themes to build awareness on various topics in a rural setting.
  

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  Preparing, using and evaluating the techniques of media, e.g. (i) pictorial aids, (ii) slides movie video films, (iii) posters (iv) pamphlets (v) puppets (vi) radio talks, etc.
  
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  Preparing a communication package for community involvement on any themes for parents and community using folk/contemporary media.
  
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  Interviewing parents to know different concerns of child rearing.
  
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  Developing techniques for parent education.
  
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  Planning, conducting and evaluating parent’s programs.
  
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  Setting up/running a resource centre for parents.
  
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  Preparing aids articles for parents.
  
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  Maintaining and sharing children’s progress report with parents.
  

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  Regular class tests, take home assignments, group or individual presentations.