Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Philosophical and Practical Implications.

Elkind, David

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ERIC Number: EJ397708

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Publication Date: 1989

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Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Philosophical and Practical Implications.

Elkind, David

Phi Delta Kappan, v71 n2 p113-17 Oct 1989

True educational reform will come about only when we replace the reigning psychometric educational psychology with a developmentally appropriate one. The developmental approach is superior regarding its conception of the learner, the learning process, the information to be acquired, and educational goals. Includes 14 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Learning Processes, Psychometrics, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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