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Peer reviewedSpodek, Bernard; Saracho, Olivia N. – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Notes that developmental theories are a resource for developing early-childhood curricula; reviews a variety of current theories and research, including maturationist, behaviorist and psychoanalytic theories, and constructivist theories of cognitive development. Presents suggestions for translating theory into curriculum, as well as conceptions of…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development
