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EJ441903 PS519213
Title: Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Culture, Curriculum, Connections.Author(s): Jipson, Janice
Source: Early Education and Development, v2 n2 p120-36 Apr 1991
Publication Date: 1991
ISSN: 1040-8289
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1992
The implications
of developmentally and culturally appropriate practice for early
childhood education are explored from the context of selections
from classroom journals and personal narratives of 30 early childhood
educators. The ability of developmentally appropriate practice to
respond to cultural diversity is discussed. (LB)
Descriptors: Child Development; *Cultural Awareness; Cultural Context;
*Cultural Pluralism; *Curriculum Development; Day Care; *Developmental
Psychology; *Early Childhood Education; Educational Sociology; Preschool
Children; Primary Education; *Teacher Attitudes
Identifiers: *Developmentally Appropriate Programs
