Reflection

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Week 6: Wrapping Up

Introduction

You have been studying the ways that family, school, and community—d efined both narrowly and broadly—i nterrelate to influence the development of children. Your textbook terms this socialization—i.e., a reciprocal, dynamic process "by which individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, and character traits that enable them to participate as effective members of groups and society" (Berns, 2013, p. 6). As you take this time to reflect on what you have learned in the course, consider the agents of socialization that you have studied and how they are inextricably linked. Ask yourself: How has this study of human ecology underscored the vital importance of early childhood professionals—t he role that you are working to attain?

Learning Objectives

A student will:

• Reflect on and synthesize learning with regard to the influence of families, schools, and communities on the socialization of young children

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