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Culturally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Education: Families as the Resource.
Clark, Patricia
Contemporary Education, v66 n3 p154-57 Spr 1995
This article considers the idea of culturally appropriate practice versus developmentally appropriate practice and discusses ways that early childhood educators can create a curriculum that considers the values and beliefs of an increasingly diverse student population. It is recommended that teachers rely on students' families for information on students' cultural backgrounds. (SM)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Culturally Relevant Education, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Parent Participation, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Relevance (Education), Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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