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Peer reviewedLubeck, Sally – Early Education and Development, 1991
Assesses articles in this special issue on reconceptualizing early childhood education. Maintains articles are based on conception of education in which teachers are not concerned with adopting a canon but with developing sensitivity needed to see children's place in their community and society and to structure classroom activities that encourage…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Theory, Curriculum Evaluation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedKessler, Shirley A. – Early Education and Development, 1991
The recent call for developmentally appropriate practices is analyzed from the perspective of the sociology of the curriculum, which is examined briefly. Discussion covers metaphors that form the foundation of curriculum theory and two alternative metaphors: early childhood education as caring and as schooling for democracy. (LB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Citizenship Education, Critical Theory, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedSpodek, Bernard – Early Education and Development, 1991
Alternative programs developed in early childhood education over the years, from Colonial church communities to Montessori to current developmentally appropriate practices, are reviewed. It is suggested that teachers with limited perspectives on curriculum may violate the various ways of young children's knowing. (LB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Theory, Curriculum Evaluation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
