Early Childhood Education: Part of the NCA Family.

Bass, Emma

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ERIC Number: EJ564343

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Publication Date: 1998

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Early Childhood Education: Part of the NCA Family.

Bass, Emma

NCA Quarterly, v72 n3 p411-16 Win 1998

Analyzes accreditation for early childhood education programs in the context of two major schools of thought: "academic" learning versus "developmentally appropriate" learning. Suggests that the accreditation criteria of the National Association for the Education of Young Children be integrated with those of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Contains 14 references. (JDI)

Descriptors: Academic Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Learning Processes, Programmed Instruction, Public Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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