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Land, Nicole; Vintimilla, Cristina Delgado; Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica; Angus, Lucille – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2022
The authors propose decentering the child as a critical motion in the education of pedagogists who work to refuse developmental pedagogies in early childhood education. Tracing how child-centered developmental practices are obstacles for deeper ethical and intellectual work and reiterate anthropocentric relationalities, they offer two propositions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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McEvilly, Nollaig – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2014
This article provides an analysis of developmental discourses underpinning preschool physical education in Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence. Implementing a post-structural perspective, the article examines the preschool experiences and outcomes related to physical education as presented in the Curriculum for Excellence "health and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development
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Nsamenang, A. Bame – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2010
This article explores critical issues linked to early child development (ECD) professionalism in African childhood contexts in the light of rights-based consideration. Against the backdrop of acculturation being a reality in Africa, it accepts professionalism as a "good thing" for ECD programmes in Africa. The article sketches a portrait…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Cultural Context, African Culture