School Collaboration Project

Students choose an issue for program improvement to analyze in a school collaboration project and examine the contextual factors which influence school policy.

· Following the steps below, write a 3- to 5-page paper (not including the title and references pages) using APA format.

· Include an introduction and a conclusion for your paper.

Step 1. Choose Choose a topic from the NAEYC list: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics (Links to an external site.).

Step 2. Identify Identify one specific issue for program improvement related to your selected topic.

Step 3. Provide Provide a brief overview of the topic using references to support it.

Step 4. Explain Use Urie Brofenbrenner’s ecological theory or Joyce Epstein’s theoretical model to explain how your topic impacts the child, the home, and the community and society.

For more information on Urie Brofenbrenner’s ecological model:

Hong, J. & Eamon, M. (2012). Students' perceptions of unsafe schools: An ecological systems analysis. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 21(3), 428-438.

For more information on Joyce Epstein’s theoretical model:

Van Voorhis, F. L., Maier, M. F., Epstein, J. L., & Lloyd, C. M. (2013). Executive summary. In The impact of family involvement on the education of children ages 3 to 8: A focus on literacy and math achievement outcomes and social-emotional skills (pp. E1-E6).

Step 5. Describe Describe why you believe there is need for a program change regarding this issue at your school.

Step 6. Collaborate Collaborate with other program professionals at your school to formulate solutions for program improvement, and list their roles. Discuss the results of your conversations.

Step 7. List List the resources and/or types of data you need to gather and steps that you will need to take put the program improvement solutions into practice.

Use a minimum of five references in APA format to support your paper.

Step 8. Submit Submit your final paper.