Course Goals

The question was posed regarding my initial reaction to my present course on policies and systems.  When I first found out that I was taking this policy course my initial reaction was apprehensive because I have to admit that I have limited knowledge on policies as a whole.  The three goals that I want to focus on in this course are as follows:

•  Understand the clear difference between a policy and a system. 

•  Research policies that are presently are in place to support my work as an Intervention Specialist.

• Expand my knowledge of how policies and systems can be reformed when they are flawed and found ineffective in supporting children and families.

This is important to my work as an early childhood professional because I can not effectively make decisions that will allow me to plan my work to advocate accurately. I am looking forward to getting the answers to my questions and gleaning information to move me closer to reaching my goal to become a permanent advocate for positive social change in the field of early childhood education.