Research & Summaries Question

ASSIGNMENT #4: PARENTING TODAY

TOPIC: Parenting Today has changed the landscape of early learning for young children from the ages of 1month to 8 years old.

Parents today are faced with a myriad of challenges that are impacting the entire family Eco System. Early Childhood Development is a discipline that requires talented and competent administrators, teachers, educators, assistants and practitioners. Grambling State University has started a Student Parent Initiative that supports GSU students and their children using the 3 Generational Approach. The 3 Gen Approach that is commonly called focuses on: 1) The student parent, 2) the child and 3) the community-at-large. According to the Aspen Institute’s ASCEND Program states that children and parents, in particular “Student Parents” are more likely to succeed in life and in completing their degrees if they 2 and 3 Gen approach is used while they attend college. GSU has implemented this program over the past 2 years by researching the issues impacting the GSU student parents, working across the campus to explore options to support student parents and identifying areas of interest to foster strong policies and procedures to enhance and strengthen retention efforts around student parents at GSU.

Instructions:

  1. Go to: https: ascendstories.aspeninstitute.org/Ascend-Black-Native-Family-Futures-Fund-impact/index.html

Read and review the videos above about the GSU involvement with the Ascend BNFFFund and our GSU student parents as well as the other student parents from HBCUs and Tribal Colleges.

2. Find a GSU student parent that you will discuss how they are balancing school, parenting and working (if applicable).

3. Take notes from your interactions with the student parent.

4. Write up your findings and formulate a summary report to include: a) Information about the student parent, b) demographics about the student parent and the child, c) describe the strengths and challenges of being a student parent, d) discuss the issues impacting the student parent at GSU,

e) discuss recommendations for GSU working with student parents.

4. You may include photos if approved by the student parent with the child and any other items that tell the story about the student parent you interviewed.

5. Your Student Parent Summary Report should not exceed 4 pages.

Requirements: 1000

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