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Saracho, Olivia N.; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Educational pioneers believed that the early childhood curriculum was inappropriate for most of the children. It needed to be modified to meet each child's maturing needs, abilities, and interests. The pioneers advocated that education should be more hands-on and assist children to function successfully in society. They recommended the initiation…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Child Development
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Aronoff, Frances Webber – Music Educators Journal, 1974
Considered the need for involving teachers in the long range benefits of developing musicality in children. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education
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Okon, Wincenty – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 1972
Schools exist to prepare non-adults and adults for various functions in the community. The five aims discussed here are: (a) duties of a citizen, (b) professional work, (c) participation in social life, (d) private life, (e) organization of leisure. (JB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Hale, Judy; Roy, Joyce – 1996
Giving children the opportunity to be creative requires allowing children to find and solve problems and communicate ideas in novel and appropriate ways. This paper presents 12 basic principles for teachers to follow when presenting art activities with children. These principles include: the process of creating a picture or project is more…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Creative Art, Creative Development
Spodek, Bernard – 1976
Using the book "Fostering Intellectual Development in Young Children" by Kenneth D. Wann and the book's impact on education as a point of departure, this paper presents a way of looking at the early childhood curriculum that goes beyond the book but is in keeping with its concerns for the education of young children. The book was a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
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Katz, Lilian G. – Montessori Life, 1998
Suggests that educators must address: (1) What should be learned? (2) When should it be learned? (3) How would it best be learned? and (4) How can we tell how well we have answered the first three? Addresses the first three questions by offering principles of practice for early childhood educators, ranging from curriculum to learning disposition…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Principles
Golbeck, Susan L.; And Others – 1978
The three papers included in this symposium discuss the relevance of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development to the early childhood practitioner. First, an overview of Piaget's theory is presented. This focusses on the particular aspects of the theory most relevant to practitioners in early childhood education. Second, curriculum…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Parker, Ronald K., Ed. – 1972
This book is a collection of papers on curriculum development in early childhood education. In Chapter 1, Bruner examines what is known about the effects of poverty on child development in Western culture, considers whether modern developmental theories aid in understanding the impact of culture (and specifically) poverty on children's growth, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Cognitive Objectives, Curriculum Development
Katz, Lilian G. – 1999
From the academic--or instructivist--perspective, the young child is seen as dependent on adults' instruction in the academic knowledge and skills necessary for a good start for later academic achievement. This perspective is in direct contrast to the active and interactive curriculum assumed by proponents of the constructivist approach. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Andrews, Susan Ring; And Others – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1982
Reports the results of the Parent Child Development Center experiment begun in 1970 by the United States Office of Economic Opportunity. The goal of the project was to promote the development of children from low-income families, primarily by helping parents become more effective child-rearing agents. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
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Smith, Anne B. – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Presents theoretical background for building an early childhood curriculum based on the Educare approach. Five principles are explained. They emphasize that learning drives development and that social interaction, interpersonal relationships, mutual understanding, and culture are unique in developmental processes. Concludes that teachers can have…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development
Torrance, E. Paul – 1965
Highlighting some of the newer understandings about the nature of giftedness, the goals of educating gifted children, problems of identification and motivation, and development of giftedness during the preschool years, chapters are devoted to the development of creative readers and to the teaching of research concepts and skills. The final chapter…
Descriptors: Creative Reading, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1979
This handbook provides teachers with suggestions for planning, implementing and evaluating programs for kindergarten children. Chapter I briefly outlines child development principles and program characteristics for the kindergarten. Chapter II discusses how teachers can create an environment for learning through scheduling, organizing the teaching…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Creative Art, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education
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Wright, Susan – Childhood Education, 1997
Argues that the arts provide a powerful means with which to promote future-oriented learning because they involve nonverbal, symbolic ways of knowing, thinking and communicating. Suggests that the arts in the emergent curriculum promote central education skills of discovery, pursuit, self-awareness, personal communication, social interaction,…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Chow, Stanley; And Others – 1972
Programs that represent major curriculum development efforts in early childhood education are described as to goals and objectives, content and materials, classroom activities, parent involvement, professional and paraprofessional training, administrative requirements and costs, program development and evaluation, and program history and present…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Differentiated Staffs
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