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Social Constructivist Theory and Principles of Inclusion: Challenges for Early Childhood Special Education.
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Mallory, Bruce L.; New, Rebecca S. – Journal of Special Education, 1994
This paper argues for a paradigmatic shift away from individualistic models of development and learning in early childhood special education to a social constructivist model. Principles for inclusive early childhood practice are explicated, based on classrooms as communities, learning as socially mediated, curriculum as contextually relevant and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Principles