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Download full textLascarides, V. Celia – 1990
This paper presents an overview of the life and ideas of John Comenius (1592-1670) and compares practices advanced by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) with principles advocated by Comenius. Comenius' educational plans called for education to begin at birth and continue to adulthood. Education was divided into…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Hyun, Eunsook – 2000
Based on the view that young children have a different intellectual culture from adults' in the way they know and understand nature, this paper explores ecological human brain development, children's intellectual culture of naturalist intelligence, and developmentally and culturally congruent curricula for young children. The paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Culturally Relevant Education, Curiosity
Christian, Linda Garris; Bell, David – 1991
This paper maintains that the two basic dimensions of developmentally appropriate practice are age appropriateness and individual appropriateness. For the latter dimension, individuals' patterns of growth, personality, families, and culture are believed to be important. Teachers who use developmentally appropriate practices believe that young…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Developmental Programs
Corter, Carl, Ed.; Park, Norman W., Ed. – 1993
A study identified and analyzed exemplary and effective programs available in Canada for kindergarten students. The broad-based research team included members from faculties of education, boards of education, early childhood education programs, a research consulting firm, child development researchers, and teacher-practitioners. The study began…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKessler, Shirley A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1991
Examines developmentally appropriate versus inappropriate practices in terms of curriculum studies. Discusses problems with the justification of child-centered practices based on developmental theory; philosophical, historical, and political dimensions of a curriculum based on appropriate practices; and an alternative model based on early…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Child Development, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedGlines, Don – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 2001
The present "factory" model of schooling is over 100 years old and continues many practices unsupported by research. School districts could implement research and development centers that investigate optional learning environments and lifestyles, implement unused research results, and offer a climate for developing new approaches and materials…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Novick, Rebecca – 1996
The key to developmentally appropriate practices is to let a child construct his or her own knowledge through interactions with the social and physical environment. Because the child is viewed as intrinsically motivated and self-directed, effective teaching capitalizes on the child's motivation to explore, experiment, and to make sense of his or…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning)
