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As an early childhood development professional, it is crucial that you build and maintain culturally relevant, anti-bias learning settings. There are four goals of anti-bias education, and these provide a framework for your work with children. For this discussion, you will read several case studies about different children and their families and identify ways to create culturally relevant, anti-bias learning opportunities for them.

Four Instructional Goals of Culturally Relevant, Anti-Bias Instruction

Goals Description

Goal 1Each child will demonstrate self-awareness, confidence, family pride, and positive social identities.

Goal 2Each child will express comfort and joy with human diversity; accurate language for human differences; and deep, caring human connections.

Goal 3Each child will increasingly recognize unfairness, have language to describe unfairness, and understand that unfairness hurts both the recipient and the perpetrator.

Goal 4Each child will demonstrate empowerment and the skills to act, with others or alone, against prejudice and/or discriminatory actions.

Source: Adapted from Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O. (2019). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

To prepare for this discussion,

• Read Chapter 3: The Foundations of a Culturally Relevant, Anti-Bias Instruction in your course text. Refer to Table 3.1.
• Read Understanding Anti-Bias Education: Bringing the Four Core Goals to Every Facet of Your CurriculumLinks to an external site..
• Review the ECD 336 Children and Families in a Diverse Society: ScenariosLinks to an external site..
• Based on your last name, focus on the following scenario:
  • A–F: Joseph

In your initial post,

• Describe your assigned scenario and highlight 3–4 diverse contextual factors that are unique to the child and their family.
• Create one classroom activity to align with one of the Four Goals of Antibias Instruction (Table 
• 3.1) specifically designed for your assigned scenario. It should have the following details:
  • The title of the activity
  • The age the activity is intended for
  • A description of the purpose, or goal, of the activity
  • An explanation of the steps necessary to complete the activity
  • Describe exactly how the activity aligns with one of the Four Goals of Anti-bias Instruction.

In this discussion forum, you are going to research current topics related to economic data in The American Economic Review.  The video for the week: Economic Data and Business Impact, provides a walkthrough of how to search for these topics.

You  will conduct a library search of the journal, choose a topic being  discussed, and construct a larger discussion of the trends and future  research opportunities utilizing a minimum of five new peer-reviewed  journal articles

Annotated Bibliography Assignment Instructions

Overview

In preparation for writing each of your Discussions, you should submit your Annotated Bibliography Assignment on the topic that is being covered for the week (Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Management, Economic Data Analysis, International Business). 

Instructions

An annotated bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic (Annotated Bibliographies, 2020). 

For all sources used in your Discussion forum (minimum of 5) you should: 

• Provide an APA formatted Citation (this should look like what you would include in a normal reference section. 
• Summarize the source and discuss the research study that was conducted and what the findings were. 
• Assess the source and discuss how useful it is and how it compares with other sources in your paper. 
• Reflect on how the source will be useful to you in your discussion. How does it help to shape your argument and how are you using it to shape your writing?

Annotated bibliography format

Each annotation should look be formatted as follows: 

Author (year). Title of article. Title of Journal, Vol no(issue). page number – page number. Doi number

A paragraph that includes a summary, assessment, and reflection of the source. 

Example Annotation

Coleman, R. & Donoher, W. (2022). Looking beyond the dyad: How transformational
      leadership affects leader-member exchange quality and outcomes. Journal of
     Leadership Studies, 15(4), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21792.

Instructions on constructing your paragraph

In your summary, you will begin with a discussion of the research question the study is attempting to answer. You will summarize the research that was conducted and the specific findings that were uncovered. You will then provide a summary of what this means for the topic. 

Next, you will discuss how the source compares with other sources in your paper and how useful is the source in attributing to your writing. You won’t use an in-text citation to reference the other source here. You should simply refer to the general topics the other sources are discussing and how this article fits with those. 

Finally, you will discuss how the source is useful in your discussion. You will need to be specific on why it is important to use and exactly how you will use it in your writing to shape your arguments.   

* You should use current sources written in the last five years.

* Do not use “I” in any of the annotations.  

* Do not include an outline, you only need your annotation and paragraph (which will cover, summarize, assess, and reflect).

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Overview

Keller and Alsdorf (2012) states, “We must love our neighbor, but Christianity gives us very specific teachings about human nature and what makes human beings flourish. We must make sure that our work is done in line with these understandings. Faithful work, then, is to operate out of a Christian Worldview” (p. 21).

The different Christian traditions “give somewhat different answers of how we should go about the task of recapturing vocation. The streams are often confusing to Christians, for they are not perfectly complementary to one another” (Keller and Alsdorf, 2012, p. 21).

In these assignments, you will reflect on some of these sentiments that Keller and Alsdorf introduces in Every Good Endeavor and explore the ethical and legal foundations of their statements as they relate to business.

Instructions

Your assignment should include two paragraphs: one consisting of a reflection, and one on the legal and ethical implications for business. 

In your reflection, you will be asked to read a peer-reviewed article relate to the topic. Then you will reflect on the prompt from Keller and Alsdorfs’ book in light of this article. In your second paragraph, you will discuss the ethical and legal implications of Keller and Alsdorfs’ statement from a business perspective. You should reference one peer-reviewed source and your Keller and Alsdorf text. You should also follow APA formatting for in-text citations. 

You will complete three different reflection assignments based on the following schedule and prompts:

Module 3: Week 3 

For the Every Good Endeavor Reflection: Shareholder Theory & Biblical Perspectives of Generosity Assignment, you will reflect on the following prompt:

“The way to serve God at work is to make as much money as you can, so that you can be as generous as you can.”

Module 5: Week 5

For the Every Good Endeavor Reflection: Stakeholder Theory & Social Justice Assignment, you will reflect on the following prompt:

“The way to serve God at work is to further social justice in the world.”

Module 7: Week 7

For the Every Good Endeavor Reflection: Cultural Engagement Assignment, you will reflect on the following prompt:

“The way to serve God is to work from a Christian motivation to glorify God, seeking to engage and influence culture to that end.”

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

In  this Discussion, you will apply the Learn material in a meaningful way  to clarify your understanding of the correctional system. Describe the  nature and discovery of the problem of reentry. Why are these components  important for reentry programs and their implementation? What  considerations need to be understood to relate re-entry as a  public-policy concern?

In the film Misery  (1990), Annie Wilkes’ obsessive behavior and violent control over the  author, Paul Sheldon, illustrate a dangerous side of fandom. For this  journal entry, use attachment theory or theories of personality disorders to analyze Annie’s actions and motivations.

Consider the following questions in your analysis:

• Attachment Theory: How might Annie’s past  experiences, relationships, and attachment style contribute to her  obsessive need for control over Paul? Discuss how insecure or  disorganized attachment could lead to extreme behavior when faced with  loss or abandonment. How does her obsession reflect a desire for  emotional connection, even if it manifests in violent and unhealthy  ways?
• Theories of Personality Disorders: Consider whether Annie’s behavior fits the criteria for a personality disorder, such as borderline or narcissistic personality disorder.  How do characteristics like emotional instability, fear of abandonment,  or an exaggerated sense of self-importance explain her obsessive  control over Paul? Analyze how her inability to cope with rejection or  disappointment drives her violent actions.
• How does Annie’s character portray the psychological dangers of  obsessive fandom? Reflect on how her relationship with Paul shifts from  adoration to aggression, and how her mental state plays a role in this  transformation.
• Explore how the film represents the dangers of idolization and the need for control in relationships, particularly when those relationships are one-sided, as seen in parasocial dynamics.

Use specific scenes and behaviors from the film to illustrate how  attachment theory or personality disorder theories explain Annie’s  extreme and dangerous actions.

A clue: You should consider the  influence of the president’s advisers in addition to his own view of  communism and Stalin. You should especially compare Truman with Franklin  Roosevelt. Many believe that the Cold War could have been avoided had  Roosevelt been alive. Of course, you should examine the Soviet side,  too, to put Truman’s Cold War policy in context. More broadly, you  should address ideological differences and the developments during World  War II and in the latter half of the 1940s, including the historical  context on both the U.S. and Soviet sides such as the Monroe Doctrine  and German invasion of Russia through Eastern Europe. 

After  watching : The  Global #MeToo Movement, , Blain, “On Transnational Black  Feminism”, and Cheryl Holder, Ted Talk, “The Link Between Climate  Change, Health, and Poverty”, share your reaction/thoughts about the  topics discussed in these sources. 

Assignment Prompt: “Unshackled Voices: The Legacy of Negro Spirituals”

• Watch the Video
  View “Negro Spirituals: The Music That Helped Free Enslaved African Americans | ABJ Clip” (YouTube link below).
   
• Historical Context
  Explain how spirituals emerged and how West African musical roots combined with Christian themes.
   
• Coded Meanings
  Discuss the ways spirituals carried hidden messages, including directions for escape via the Underground Railroad.
   
• Musical Elements
  Identify defining features such as call-and-response, improvisation, and emotive vocals.
  Show how these elements influenced genres like gospel, blues, and jazz.
   
• Contemporary Relevance
  Examine why spirituals remain significant today and how they continue to inspire modern social justice movements.

Journal Assignment: Epistemological Timeline
After viewing the sample epistemological timeline presentation, create your own timeline and post it. In creating your own timeline, answer the following questions: 

• What world was I born into? What place? What time?
• How did this world shape me? How did it shape what I know, who I know and how I know?
• What family was I born into? How did it shape what I know, who I know and how I know?
• What were my beliefs, experiences and relationships to school? How did school shape how I know and what I know.
• What epistemologies have I experienced?
• How did I come to know disability? What shaped how I know and what I know?