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Alghamdi, Ahlam A.; Ernest, James M. – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2019
Since the first release of NAEYC's guidelines, DAP has received a lot of attention from childhood professionals in the United States. Internationally, many countries have also shown a growing interest regarding DAP, yet interest in DAP is new to the Saudi educators. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore preschool teachers' subjective…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Li, Xia; McFadden, Karen; DeBey, Mary – Early Education and Development, 2019
Planned instruction is an important teaching form in early childhood mathematics education, but some educators are concerned about its developmental appropriateness. The present study was undertaken to address this issue. One hundred and seven American preschool teachers participated in the study: They watched a video-taped math lesson that was…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Mathematics Education, Preschool Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Meyer, Elizabeth J.; Quantz, Mary; Taylor, Catherine; Peter, Tracey – Theory Into Practice, 2019
This article presents the findings from a national study on the experiences of educators with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) topics in elementary schools and recommendations for practice based in our experiences as classroom teachers and teacher educators. Using responses to open-ended questions that were part of a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
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Clark, Patricia – Contemporary Education, 1995
This article considers the idea of culturally appropriate practice versus developmentally appropriate practice and discusses ways that early childhood educators can create a curriculum that considers the values and beliefs of an increasingly diverse student population. It is recommended that teachers rely on students' families for information on…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Culturally Relevant Education
Sherman, Carey Wexler; Mueller, Daniel P. – 1996
There is abundant theoretical support for the value of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) at the elementary school level, but there has been relatively little research to document its effects. This paper explores the relationship between DAP and student achievement among low-income students in St. Paul, Minnesota, using research from an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disadvantaged Youth