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Rebecca S. New – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This essay entails a critical review of the origins, discourses and contemporary manifestations of NAEYC's enduring commitment to 'developmentally appropriate practice' (DAP); and proposes a reconceptualisation of DAP as an open question and incentive for place-based collaborative inquiry. Brief discussion of ECE's early history highlights…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational History, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices