TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Zeynep Atik
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To learn effects of family in child development and learning 2) Importance of family relation in child's psychologic and social development 3) To learn interaction between family and early childhood centers
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To understand the importance of early childhood education in family studies and family education theories.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Definition and importance of early childhood 2nd Week Early childhood period and family 3rd Week Early childhood period and family education 4th Week Early childhood period and family theories I 5th Week Early childhood period and family theories II 6th Week Early childhood programmes 7th Week Early childhood and family education approaches 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Early childhood and family education approaches 10th Week To develop and evaluate family involvement programmes 11th Week To develop and evaluate family involvement programmes 12th Week Communication skills 13th Week Family guidance 14th Week General discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Contemporary perspectives on families, communities, and schools for young children / edited by Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek,2005.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Practice,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Project 1 30 Presentation of Case Study 1 30 Other 1 20 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No