If you are interested in opportunities to observe and interact with middle school-aged children and want to help out in a classroom, consider choosing the Service Learning option. If you are interested in researching two topics related to child and adolescent development, you may want to select the research option. On Thursday, January 20, you will be asked to commit to one of these choices. The goal of this assignment is to relate information presented in this course to observations of and interactions with children in the classroom. Generally, the Service Learning Program offers a unique opportunity for students to observe and work directly with children enrolled in Orleans Parish Public Schools.
Journals are to be submitted for review twice during the semester.
The goal of this assignment is to gain additional knowledge on two topics related to child and adolescent development. Choose two of the topics listed below, and using PsychINFO, library, and Internet resources, describe current research in the topic area. Pick topics that are of interest to you. You may write about other topics of interest only if the topic is personally approved by the instructor. if you are interested in writing about another topic, submit your idea in writing to Dr. Daly. Each paper will summarize research related to the topic area.