Early Care & Education Bachelor's Degree

Course Information

Diversity in the Lives of Young Children and Families

University:

University of Missouri

Course Number:

HDFS 3650

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $440 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 21, 2025 - May 16, 2025

Overview

Course Description

This course is an opportunity for university students to explore cultural diversity in daily life and beliefs in families with young children. The focus is on U.S. families with attention to the multiple cultures from which they come.

Contacts

Instructor

Michelle Mathews
Office: 573-884-6800
MathewsM@missouri.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

Each and Every Child: Teaching preschool with an equity lens
Friedman, S. & Mwenelupembe, A.
ISBN: 978-1938113611
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children

Anti-bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
Derman-Sparks, L., and Edwards, J.O.
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 978-1938113574
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children

Course Access

Canvas at Mizzou

Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at MU, the MU Campus Coordinator will email course access information to students for courses taught by MU. Using the instructions and information in the email, students will be able to activate their Canvas at Mizzou and MU email account. Instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.

Students needing assistance with setting up their account should contact the MU IT Help Desk at 573-882-5000. If students haven’t received the course access information email, please reach out to the MU Campus Coordinator at mumzonidea@umsystem.edu.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Information is subject to change.

Please revisit this page again before the semester starts to make sure you have all the current information.

Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

Meet Our Faculty

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University Contact

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