EDEC 532 - Social-Moral Development in ECE

Unit(s): 3

Students will explore theories and research addressing social and moral development from infancy through middle childhood. Topics include: attachment and its role in social and moral development, research on the development of prosocial behavior and the ability to take the perspective of others, cultural value differences, gender identity and gender role socialization, development of friendships, resiliency and at-risk children, curriculum that promotes children’s social and emotional development, and working with parents to promote children’s social and emotional development. Students will plan, implement, and report on action research projects that answer specific questions dealing with social, moral, and emotional development in early childhood education.

Grading: Grade only.
Prerequisite(s): graduate student in Education or permission of instructor.
Teaching Mode: Taught fall semester of even years.