ED365469 PS022030
Title: Diversity & Developmentally Appropriate Practices: Challenges
for Early Childhood Education.
Author(s): Mallory, Bruce L., Ed.; New, Rebecca S., Ed.
Pages: 295
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 0-8077-3300-8
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York,
NY 10027.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Collected works--General (020)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEMAY1994
The current
conceptualization of what is appropriate in early childhood education
is overly narrow in its interpretation of the role of the teacher,
and with respect to variations in cultural and developmental diversity.
Based on this observation, this book discusses various issues surrounding
diversity, inclusion, and appropriate early educational practices.
Following an introduction on the ethics of inclusion, the chapters
are: (1) "The Politics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice:
Exploring Issues of Culture, Class, and Curriculum" (Sally
Lubeck); (2) "Inclusive Policy, Practice, and Theory for Young
Children with Developmental Differences" (Bruce L. Mallory);
(3) "Culture, Child Development, and Developmentally Appropriate
Practices: Teachers as Collaborative Researchers" (Rebecca
S. New); (4) "Research in Parent-Child Interaction: Guidance
to Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Young Children with
Disabilities" (Jeanette A. McCollum and Helen Bair); (5) "Expanding
the Perceptions of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Changing
Theoretical Perspectives" (Barbara L. Ludlow and Terry R. Berkeley);
(6) "Understanding Development in a Cultural Context: The Challenge
for Teachers" (Barbara T. Bowman and Frances M. Stott); (7)
"The Movement of African-American Children through Sociocultural
Contexts: A Case of Conflict Resolution" (Carol Brunson Phillips);
(8) Developmentally Appropriate Practice and Cultural Values: A
Case in Point" (Leslie R. Williams); (9) "Parents, Pluralism,
and the NAEYC Statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice"
(Douglas R. Powell); (10) "Blending Developmentally Appropriate
Practices and Early Childhood Special Education: Redefining Best
Practice to Meet the Needs of All Children" (Jane B. Atwater
and others); (11) "Designing Meaningful Measurements for Early
Childhood" (Samuel J. Meisels); (12) "Teacher Perspectives
on the Strengths and Achievements of Young Children: Relationship
to Ethnicity, Language, Gender, and Class" (Marianne N. Bloch
and others); and (13) "Language and Diversity in Early Childhood:
Whose Voices Are Appropriate?" (Celia Genishi and others).
(MDM)
Descriptors: Child Development; *Cultural Differences; Cultural
Influences; Disabilities; *Early Childhood Education; *Educational
Practices; *Educational Research; Individual Differences; Politics
of Education; *Racial Differences; Teacher Role; Young Children
Identifiers: *Developmentally Appropriate Programs; *Diversity Concept;
Inclusive Educational Programs; Socioeconomic Diversity
