Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook:
Developing Family Partnerships
[CLOs: 1, 2, 4]
This week, you will continue to develop your Children, Families, and Communities
Guidebook by completing the Developing Family Partnerships section. This week’s
readings include Chapters 4-7 of the Gestwicki text and focuses on building family
partnerships. Chapter 4 presents the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct Links to an
external site.and Statement of Commitment, specifically describing the nine ideals
connected to family involvement. These ideals support an early childhood education
professional’s ethical responsibilities and commitments to the families in their settings.
Using this chapter, as well as the content in the Gestwicki chapters and the NAEYC
Code of Ethical Conduct Links to an external site., complete the Family Partnerships
section and add it to your text-based or electronic Guidebook using the following
requirements. An example of this section and requirements can be referenced in the
Instructor Guidance.
Guidebook Setup: Last week, you chose either a text-based or electronic format for
your guidebook. This week,
you will continue to develop your existing work by adding a new section titled,
“Developing Family
Partnerships.” You will continue to build your Guidebook using your chosen format from
last week.
Guidebook Developing Family Partnerships Section: For this section, you are going
to develop nine personal statements of commitment, including action plans for how you
will specifically develop family partnerships in your future or current role. For each of the
nine NAEYC ethical responsibilities, specific to the family partnerships section, you will:
Summarize the NAEYC code of ethical responsibility statement.
Compose a personal commitment statement, specifically detailing how you
will follow this code of ethics in your current or future role as an early
childhood education professional.
Describe your specific plan, including action steps, of how you will address
this commitment statement, referencing a source, book, website, article or
community resource to support each statement.
Content Expectations:
Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook: Developing Family
Partnerships Introduction: Set up your Children, Families, and Communities
Guidebook with a section titled “Developing Family Partnerships.” For this
section, include an introduction that explains what is included and why
partnerships are important for families.
Developing Family Partnerships Ideals: Using Chapter 4 of the Gestwicki text,
specifically page 104 as a guide for the nine NAEYC Code of Ethics
responsibilities to families, address the following for each of the nine ideals:
o Summarize the NAEYC code of ethical responsibility.
o Compose a personal commitment statement, specifically detailing
how you will follow this code of ethics in your current or future role
as an early childhood educator.
o Describe your specific action plan to address this commitment
statement, including at least four sources that support these
statements. Your supporting sources can be an Internet resource,
book, website, article, or community resource.
Writing and Formatting Expectations:
Resource Support: Writing is substantiated by at least four supporting
sources.
Organization: Demonstrates logical progression of ideas within the writing.
Syntax and Mechanics: Writing displays meticulous comprehension and
organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
APA Formatting: Paper is formatted properly and all four sources are cited
and referenced in APA style, as outlined in the Writing Center. APA title and
reference pages are included.
Suggested Assignment Length:
In general, your assignment should be approximately three to four pages in length.
Next Steps: Review and Submit the Assignment:
Review your assignment, referencing the Grading Rubric
1. Within the Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook, thoroughly develops the section titled, “Developing Family Partnerships.” The
section includes an in-depth introduction that comprehensively explains the contents and why they are important for families. The section is
well-developed.
2. Comprehensively summarizes the NAEYC code of ethical responsibility statement. The summary is well-supported by scholarly sources.
3. For all nine NAEYC ethical responsibilities, composes in-depth, personal commitment statements with elaborate and relevant details on
how to follow the code of ethics in current or future role as an early childhood educator. The personal commitment statements are well-
developed.
4. Describes a specific and comprehensive action plan to address each commitment statement, including at least four strong, credible sources
that support each action.
5. Demonstrates methodical application of organization and presentation of content. The purpose of the writing is evident and easy to
understand. Summaries, quotes, and/or paraphrases fit naturally into the sentences and paragraphs. Paper flows smoothly.
6. Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no
errors and is very easy to understand.
7. Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
8. Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support
ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the
assignment.
This is page 104 of textbook
Gestwicki, C. (2016). Home, school, and community relations: A guide to working with
families (9th ed.). Cengage.
Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment, approved by NAEYC’s Governi
ng Board in 1989, revised in 2005, and reaffirmed and updated in 2011, includes a section
of ethical responsibilities to families, articulating 15 specific principles governing actions a
nd the following nine ideals:
1.
To be familiar with the knowledge base related to working effectively with fa
milies and to stay informed through continuing education and training
2.
To develop relationships of mutual trust and create partnerships with the fam
ilies served
3.
To welcome all family members and encourage them to participate in the prog
ram (See Figure 4-14.)
4.
To listen to families, acknowledge and build on their strengths and competenc
ies, and learn from families as we support them in their task of nurturing child
ren
5.
To respect the dignity and preferences of each family and to make an effort to
learn about its structure, culture, language, customs, and beliefs
6. To acknowledge families’ child-
rearing values and their right to make decisions for their children
7.
To share information about children’s education and development with famili
es and to help them understand and appreciate the current knowledge base of
the early childhood education profession
8.
To help family members enhance their understanding of their children and su
pport the continuing development of their skills as parents
9.
To participate in building support networks for families by giving them oppor
tunities to interact with program staff, other families, community resources, a
nd professional services (NAEYC, 2005, 2011)
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