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Peer reviewedBredekamp, Sue – Young Children, 1993
Inspired by the early childhood schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, offers six challenges to American educators to reclaim the image of the competent child, promote conceptual integrity of programs for children, refine the definition of developmental appropriateness, balance standard-setting with questioning, reflect on professional development, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Competence, Educational Attitudes, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedKantrowitz, Barbara; Wingert, Pat – Young Children, 1989
Reprints an April 17, 1989 NEWSWEEK cover story, "How Kids Learn," which maintains that young children learn best in developmentally appropriate programs that promote cognitive, social, and language development; physical activities; feelings of competence and self-esteem; individual rates of growth; parent involvement; and teacher…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Competence, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedHendrick, Joanne – Young Children, 1992
Discusses three methods that early childhood teachers can use to empower young children in the class: encouraging children to make decisions, building children's autonomy, and fostering children's trust in the individual, authority, and the group. (BB)
Descriptors: Competence, Decision Making, Democracy, Democratic Values
