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EJ610260 PS530570
Title: Characteristics of Teachers Who Talk the DAP Talk and Walk the DAP Walk.Author(s):McMullen, Mary Benson
Source: Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v13 n2 p216-230 Spr-Sum 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0256-8543
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2001
Investigated
the characteristics of early childhood education teachers who both
state a belief in developmentally appropriate practices and engage
in these practices in their classrooms. Found that beliefs were
strongly correlated with practice, and were related to high personal
teaching efficacy and internal locus of control, academic background,
and experience in preschool education. (JPB)
Descriptors: *Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Early
Childhood Education; *Preschool Teachers; *Primary Education; Teacher
Attitudes; *Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Education
