Option A: Personal Philosophy
Using the course readings as a guide, write a 8-10-page paper (including References) stating your theoretically grounded personal philosophical approach to early childhood education and care. Provide specific examples to illustrate how you as might apply your philosophy to practice as an early year’s educator, leader or advocate. The work must be grounded in the course content and include direct connections and reference to the course readings and related literature that you have independently researched. Please ensure that your thoughts are organized, concise and employ Times New Roman font, size 12, double spacing with American Psychological Association (APA 7th edition) formatting.
Option B: Literature Review
Choose a topic covered in this course that is of particular interest to you. Research and choose a selection of academic writing on your chosen topic (for example, 3-4 journal articles). Write a 8-10-page literature review (including References) that is grounded in your chosen topic and that includes:
· A brief summary of each chosen reading (connecting the readings by topics and authors, and linking one sub-topic to the next);
· A final summary that synthesizes all the research messages, and;
· A short concluding section that offers your own, grounded perspectives on the topic.
In this paper, pay direct attention to the concise and sequential presentation of the material while also ensuring that writing is in Times New Roman font, size 12, double spacing with American Psychological Association (APA 7th) formatting. Please ensure that you add three main headers (Introduction, Literature Review and Conclusions) and a Reference list with citations matching your references.
For Options A or B
· Check with the instructor regarding the topic/books or references proposed
· Please ensure that your thoughts are organized clearly and concisely
· Employ Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri font, size 12, double spacing, first line indent for paragraphsand hanging indents for references following American Psychological Association (APA 7th) formatting
· UBC Library has REFWORKS for all students for free ( https://guides.library.ubc.ca/refworksLinks to an external site. ) – do make use of this excellent database for your references!
