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Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Focuses on strategies for developing culturally appropriate family professional partnerships to benefit children, including children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and children with special needs. Explores theories and research supporting a family-centered approach, including family and professional rights and responsibilities, especially in the special education process. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Semesters taught: Fall Summer and Spring

Current Sections

  • Summer 2025, Section: 001, CRN 42731, Format: Online, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2025, Section: 002, CRN 42010, Format: Online, Instructor: Colleen Vesely

Upcoming Sections

  • Fall 2025, Section: 001*, CRN 78920, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2025, Section: 600*, CRN 80864, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Fall 2025, Section: 601*, CRN 80867, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Fall 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 78959, Format: Online, Instructor: Shannon Anderson
  • Fall 2025, Section: P01*, CRN 79043, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Fall 2024, Section: 001, CRN 79391, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 82354, Format: Online, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2024, Section: P01, CRN 82674, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2024, Section: B02, CRN 43035, Format: Online, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2024, Section: 002, CRN 16447, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shannon Anderson
  • Spring 2024, Section: 003, CRN 23611, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2024, Section: 600, CRN 23867, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Spring 2024, Section: 601, CRN 23878, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Spring 2024, Section: P01, CRN 22691, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shannon Anderson
  • Fall 2023, Section: 002, CRN 73852, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2023, Section: 003, CRN 82935, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2023, Section: 600, CRN 84546, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2023, Section: 601, CRN 84549, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2023, Section: 602, CRN 44280, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2023, Section: 603, CRN 44291, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2023, Section: B01, CRN 42051, Format: Online, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2023, Section: 001, CRN 21675, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Spring 2023, Section: 002, CRN 19259, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2022, Section: 002, CRN 74916, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Fall 2022, Section: P01, CRN 83016, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Summer 2022, Section: B01, CRN 43398, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Spring 2022, Section: 002, CRN 23623, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Spring 2022, Section: 600, CRN 24898, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2022, Section: 601, CRN 26276, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 77945, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Summer 2021, Section: B03, CRN 44623, Format: Online, Instructor: Robert Gundling
  • Summer 2021, Section: D02, CRN 43520, Format: Online, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Spring 2021, Section: 600, CRN 25137, Format: Online, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 11281, Format: Online, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL3, CRN 19969, Format: Online, Instructor: Robert Gundling
  • Fall 2020, Section: 003, CRN 80806, Format: Online, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 85157, Format: Online, Instructor: Robert Gundling
  • Summer 2020, Section: 601, CRN 43445, Format: Online, Instructor: Robert Gundling
  • Summer 2020, Section: B02, CRN 41461, Format: Online, Instructor: Samita Arora
  • Summer 2020, Section: B03, CRN 43854, Format: Online, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 11514, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2020, Section: 003, CRN 20290, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Spring 2020, Section: 004, CRN 22912, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2020, Section: 600, CRN 22127, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2019, Section: 001, CRN 71495, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2019, Section: 002, CRN 80439, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2019, Section: B01, CRN 42214, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Bweikia Steen
  • Summer 2019, Section: B02, CRN 42215, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Swati Mehta
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 11797, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2019, Section: 002, CRN 22422, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: El'Tanya Brown
  • Spring 2019, Section: P01, CRN 14313, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 71814, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2018, Section: 600, CRN 42919, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Christan Coogle
  • Summer 2018, Section: D01, CRN 40500, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2018, Section: D02, CRN 42926, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 12133, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Spring 2018, Section: 600, CRN 21176, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 12360, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Laurie Alderman
  • Spring 2018, Section: P01, CRN 15971, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 72044, Instructor: Laurie Alderman
  • Fall 2017, Section: P01, CRN 82098, Instructor: Laurie Alderman
  • Summer 2017, Section: 001, CRN 40859, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 13283, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2017, Section: 600, CRN 21654, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Lori Adams Chabay
  • Spring 2017, Section: 601, CRN 21655, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Lori Adams Chabay
  • Spring 2017, Section: 602, CRN 21629, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Laurie Alderman
  • Spring 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 13706, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Lori Adams Chabay
  • Spring 2017, Section: P01, CRN 21974, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 72345, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2016, Section: 001, CRN 42171, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 14311, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Spring 2016, Section: 600, CRN 21208, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2016, Section: 606, CRN 23128, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 15283, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 72731, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2015, Section: S01, CRN 42900, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 17015, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2015, Section: 600, CRN 21021, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Katina Kearney-Edwards
  • Spring 2015, Section: DL2, CRN 18304, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Katina Kearney-Edwards
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 73135, Instructor: Cheryl Takemoto
  • Fall 2014, Section: 600, CRN 80503, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Katina Kearney-Edwards
  • Fall 2014, Section: DL1, CRN 75971, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Katina Kearney-Edwards
  • Summer 2014, Section: B01, CRN 40633, Instructor: Cheryl Takemoto
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 73647, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2013, Section: 600, CRN 77727, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2013, Section: DL2, CRN 81094, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2013, Section: B01, CRN 40950, Instructor: Cheryl Takemoto
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 74630, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2012, Section: 600, CRN 80882, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Summer 2012, Section: A01, CRN 41624, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 77055, Instructor: Colleen Vesely
  • Fall 2011, Section: 643, CRN 80254, Instructor: Colleen Vesely