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A Qualitative Metasynthesis of How Early Educators in International Contexts Address Cultural Matters That Contrast with Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Brown, Christopher P.; Lan, Yi-Chin – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The National Association for the Education of Young Children's guidelines for developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) have been imported and researched by others across the globe. A central issue that has arisen for these international early childhood educators is whether these best practices are sensitive to the…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Preschool Education
Research Synthesis of Studies Investigating the Relationships between Practitioner Beliefs and Adoption of Early Childhood Intervention Practices. Practical Evaluation Reports, Volume 4, Number 1
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Trivette, Carol M.; Dunst, Carl J.; Hamby, Deborah W.; Meter, Diana – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2012
Meta-analyses of the findings from 29 studies including 4,194 early childhood practitioners showed that different practitioner belief appraisals (endorsement, importance, self-efficacy) were related to the intent to use and the adoption and use of different kinds of early childhood practices (developmentally appropriate practices, curricular…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Beliefs
Comparing Beliefs about Appropriate Practice among Early Childhood Education and Care Professionals from the U.S., China, Taiwan, Korea and Turkey
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McMullen, Mary; Elicker, James; Wang, Jianhong; Erdiller, Zeynep; Lee, Sun-Mi; Lin, Chia-Hui; Sun, Ping-Yun – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine what, if anything, caregivers and teachers of 3- to 5-year-old children from the U.S. (n = 412), China (n = 244), Taiwan (n = 222), Korea (n = 574), and Turkey (n = 214), had in common in terms of self-reported beliefs and self-reported practices related to the National Association for the Education of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teaching Methods
Toward An Integrative "Educare" System: An Investigation of Teachers' Understanding and Uses of Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children in Korea
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Kim, Juhu; Kim, Sun-Young; Maslak, Mary Ann – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate how early childhood teachers in Korea understand developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and follow DAP's instructional guidelines. In order to obtain insights for developing "educare," an integrated system for the education and care of young children in Korea, a comparison of early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Kindergarten, Young Children
Korean Teachers' Beliefs and Teaching Practices in Korean Early Childhood Education.
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Shim, Sook-Young; Herwig, Joan E. – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Examined beliefs and practices of Korean early childhood teachers. Found that public kindergarten teachers had more academic preparation and teaching experience and reported implementing more appropriate and fewer inappropriate teaching practices than other teachers. Child caregivers used more inappropriate teaching strategies than public or…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education