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Peer reviewedCesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 2003
Summarizes recent ERIC documents and journal articles, and highlights some World Wide Web resources that describe, evaluate, or compare various curricula or instructional methods, such as Creative Curriculum, High/Scope, the Montessori Method, Waldorf Schools, and Direct Instruction. (Author)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Constructivism (Learning), Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Download full textKatz, Lilian G. – 1999
From the academic--or instructivist--perspective, the young child is seen as dependent on adults' instruction in the academic knowledge and skills necessary for a good start for later academic achievement. This perspective is in direct contrast to the active and interactive curriculum assumed by proponents of the constructivist approach. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
