Socialization and Child Care Programs
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53563633773 |
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Essay |
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Masters |
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APA |
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4 |
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5-10 Pages |
Description/Paper Instructions
Socialization and Child Care Programs
Youth & Society
Socialization and Child Care Programs
Child care has become a major issue in American society, particularly over the past 15 years. Part of the issue is political: should there be a national child care policy (over and above the Family Leave Act) which provides sufficient resources to ensure affordable, available, high quality non-parental child care programs? Opponents to such policies argue that child care remains the primary responsibility of the parents and therefore government should not play a significant role in supporting child care programs. Supporters of a national day care policy argue that the government must take steps to ensure adequate child care programs.
Your Challenge
Underlying the political questions, however, are sociological ones. What is the impact of the child being socialized in non-parental child care settings? Is it different than being socialized in the home? If so, are the differences beneficial or detrimental to the development of the child? Many social scientists feel that to answer questions such as these we must examine the structural factors of child care settings that shape the socialization process and its impact on children. According to Browne-Miller in a classic study, these include such things as: the ratio of care givers to children, the personalities of the care givers, the demographics of the care giving population (for example, age, gender, race), the overall philosophy of the child-care team, the use of unstructured versus structured time, the attention given to discipline and rules, the personal and emotional involvement of the care givers, and the overall environment in which the care takes place, to name but a few. Paper Option #2 gives you the opportunity to observe first-hand the inner workings of a day care center, and draw sociological insights about the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of its structure.
Instructions
- Identify a child care center nearby in which you will be able to observe and interview individuals. Do NOT contact CSUSM’s very own Center for Children and Families (CCF)! They have placed restrictions on the number of student requests for observation and as of several years ago will not accept S-317 students. Hey they are VERY good and VERY popular! But they don’t have the means whereby to accept any more student requests. Please honor my request to you!
- In your field notes, make a list of the structural factors you wish to examine. Include the above items suggested by Browne-Miller and any additional ones you think might have an impact on the way in which children are socialized.You may get some additional ideas from re-reading Chapter 5 in the Berns text and/or class discussions on this topic.
- Ask the director of the child care center you identified for permission to observe at the center for the purposes of a sociology assignment. Feel free to show the director a copy of this assignment and/or have him/her contact me. Assure the director that the information you collect is solely for the purposes of this assignment and will be held in strict confidence. Rules of confidentiality are crucial here!
- Conduct observations of the child care center for at least five hours. Record your observations in the form of field notes. You may want to break your observations up into two separate visits. After your initial visit, think about whether or not you obtaining the data you want. If not, figure out what you need to do to obtain the “correct” data. Feel free to talk to me for guidance on this issue.Reflect on what you observed so far. Develop some tentative insights and conclusions about the variables identified by Browne-Miller and whether an “effective” child care setting has been achieved. This will make your second visit much more productive.
- In addition to your observations, interview the director (or available administrator) and a care giver who works there. Use these interviews to find out the answers to any questions that you were unable to obtain from your observations and/or to verify some of your observations.
- OK! The pressure is now on! Based on your observations and interviews, is the child care center you observed creating a positive environment for childhood socialization? Why or why not? If not, what would you change and why? There are no correct answers to these questions, but you will be graded in large part on your ability to defend your arguments.
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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