Reference no: EM133505823

Portfolio Assignment: Children, Families & Communities

Length: 1500 words

Learning Outcomes

You will demonstrate the following Unit Learning Outcomes on the successful completion of this task:

1. Compare and critique historical and contemporary constructions of childhood and families, including those pertaining to Indigenous childhoods.

2. Identify the ways to ensure children feel that they are belonging, being, and becoming.

3. Explain the diverse range of issues affecting children, families and communities including social, economic and educational policies and their impact upon service provision for children and families.

4. Critically analyse texts, images, and songs in terms of the construction of childhood, and families across diverse contexts.

Task Description

This task requires students to reflect upon key issues presented in the unit content and complete three (3) x 500 word responses to the questions under Task Instructions.

Rationale

Working with and supporting children and families within the context of their community can present challenges. Early childhood professionals should reflect on the diversity of issues that face children and families. The aim of this assessment task is for students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding regarding contemporary and diverse issues facing children, families and communities.

Task Instructions

You are required to answer each of the following three questions in approximately 500 words. All responses must be literature supported.

Question A

The internet provides new opportunities for social connection for people who are isolated. With reference to the Unit materials provide responses to the following statements.

Part I:

Find an example of a website that enables isolated families from different socio-cultural backgrounds to make social connections that will assist them with their parenting. Write a short statement about the website.

Part II:

Do you believe the social connectedness achieved through the internet bring the same benefits to families as face-to-face social connections? Why or why not?

Question B

With reference to the Unit materials provide responses to the following statements.

Part I: Why is it difficult to provide a clear definition of abuse and neglect?

Part II: To what extent do you think that child protection is a community responsibility?

Part III: What do you think are the barriers to community responsibility in this area?

Question C

With reference to the Unit materials provide responses to the following statements.

Part I: Investigate an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) service or organisation of your choice and review the extent to which parents have a role in governance and opportunities to influence design and implementation of the setting.

You are encouraged to use a range of strategies to gather information about your chosen setting such as;reviewing the ECEC website and social media pages, searching ACECQA service ratings. You might also like to telephone your chosen setting to ask questions relevant to the assessment task.

Part II: In what ways could your chosen service improve their partnerships with families?

Follow the steps below to complete this task:

1. Create a new Word Document and save it with your surname and initial and the assessment task's name. E.g: MillsA_assessment2_portfolio

2. Create a cover page with the following details:

a. Student name
b. Student ID
c. Unit code
d. Unit Assessor and Tutor names
e. Date submitted

3. Complete 3 x 500 words responses to the prompts listed above. Responses must be literature supported.

4. Complete one reference list for the entire assessment task.

5. Once complete, submit task via the Turnitin link in the Assessment and Submission section of the unit site.