Title: Analyze the potential influence and outcome of career-path decisions on balancing work and family.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services II (19153-II) > Section: Examining Careers and Professionalism

Analysis should include benefits and disadvantages of various careers in early childhood education and related fields in terms of balancing work and family roles.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How do family, workplace, and community issues affect trends in the family?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of a childcare worker having his/her own child in the class?

Communication

- How can families and individuals address the effects of trends in the workplace?
- What role does communication play in this? What criteria should be used to help decide policies related to critical issues in the family? How can the workplace be respectful of the family, individuals, and the community?

Leadership

- What leadership techniques are needed to develop and implement workplace strategies?
- How can members pf the community develop leadership skills?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family, career, or the community? What factors will affect trends in the workplace and community?

Management

- How can a manager evaluate employee reaction to the development of policies related to critical issues in the workplace? What criteria should be used to address the level of effect that a workplace issue has on the family and community?
- What factors should be considered when developing policies related to the workplace, the family, and the community?