Discusses the reconceptualist movement in curriculum studies, which advocates researchers' use of critical, interpretive, feminist, or phenomenological frameworks to share their work with the early childhood community. This movement is the focus of this special issue of the journal. Discusses efforts of the past 20 years to reconceptualize ways to…

The implications of developmentally and culturally appropriate practice for early childhood education are explored from the context of selections from classroom journals and personal narratives of 30 early childhood educators. The ability of developmentally appropriate practice to respond to cultural diversity is discussed. (LB)