Graduate Certificate - Youth Program Management & Evaluation

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Course Information
Youth Policy

Course Description
This course examines various federal and state policies designed specifically for youth. Students examine how and why policies for youth are constructed. Students evaluate existing state and national policies using a guiding is whether they contribute to or act as barriers to desired developmental outcomes.
Contacts
Instructor

Robin Peiter Horstmeier
Office: 636-795-0507
HorstmeierR@missouri.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.


Textbooks

Social policy for children and families: A risk and resilience perspective
Jenson, J. M., & Fraser, M. W.
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 978-1483344553

We are Americans: Undocumented Students pursuing the American Dream
Perez, W. & Solorzano, D. G
Edition: 2009
ISBN: 978-1579223762


Course Access

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Students needing assistance with setting up their account should contact the MU IT Help Desk at 573-882-5000. If students haven’t received the course access information email, please reach out to the MU Campus Coordinator at mumzongreatplains@umsystem.edu.


Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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