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The Craft of Teaching About Families - Strategies and Tools (Hardcover)
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The Craft of Teaching About Families - Strategies and Tools (Hardcover)
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Learn how to develop and teach effective courses on the vital
issues of family lifeThe Craft of Teaching About Families presents
a variety of course designs, evaluation methods, and teaching
techniques and strategies that can be used to address the
complexities of family life. This unique book prepares students for
the challenges theyOCOll face as they leave the campus for the
classroom, providing them with the problem-solving skills theyOCOll
need for success. The bookOCOs contributors?a distinguished panel
of family scientists, sociologists, public policy analysts,
psychologists, and extension specialists?examine a range of topics,
including family law and policy, advocacy, parenting skills,
international families, and diversity.One of the few books geared
to teaching family studies, particularly family policy and family
law, The Craft of Teaching About Families reaffirms the importance
of teaching in a time when controversial family issues receive
constant attention from the media, the courts, and the
legislatures. In addition to articles on family policy, family law,
marriage and the family, family interaction and dynamics, and
cultural diversity, the book addresses empirical assessments of
internships and service learning activities in family-oriented
courses, the effectiveness of various teaching strategies,
including role-playing, classroom simulations, and Web-based
assignments. Divided into three sections for ease of use, The Craft
of Teaching About Families examines: "Family Law and Family Policy"
how to build writing skills through the preparation of court briefs
and policy memos how to use cooperative learning research teams to
teach family law how to design better courses by understanding
studentsOCO perceptions of family policy issues how cooperative
extension can help involve families in the policymaking
process"Family Dynamics" how to develop a course in father-daughter
relationships how to incorporate parenting education workshops into
a parent-child relationship course how to prepare students to
become competent multicultural educators how to develop a course on
international families from a family strengths perspective how to
develop a new framework for teaching family resources
management"Teaching Techniques in Family Science" how to
incorporate effective role-playing into the syllabus how to use
small-group work to create a positive experience in the classroom
how to educate future teachers about psychological abuse how to
teach students about forgiveness toward those who have hurt them
how to analyze the results of service-learning assignments in
family diversityThe Craft of Teaching About Families is an
essential resource for professionals who teach about individuals
and families at any level, in any setting?formal or informal."
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