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Direct linkBrown, Christopher – Young Children, 2008
A focus on academics without consideration of children's social, emotional, and physical learning is not developmentally appropriate. This article examines how early childhood practitioners can become informed advocates with the knowledge and confidence to talk with families, community members, and policy makers about their work with young…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Ugaste, Aino; Oun, Tiia – Young Children, 2007
Step by Step (Early Childhood Program) is an education reform program to engender democratic principles and practices in young children and their families. The authors interviewed 15 teacher participants in the yearlong Step by Step training to learn how the training changed their teaching practices and how their new practices affect the children…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Young Children, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSwanson, Lou – Young Children, 1994
Describes the changes that took place at a private nursery school when it decided to replace teacher-directed art activities, an early emphasis on academic skills, and other developmentally inappropriate activities with student-centered and student-directed art and play activities that are more developmentally appropriate. (MDM)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Art Activities, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedSykes, Maurice R. – Young Children, 1994
One school system's efforts to improve the quality of its early childhood programs included making early childhood education the top priority; exposing principals to developmentally appropriate practices; creating early childhood collaboratives; training teachers; upgrading classrooms; establishing demonstration centers; providing support for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Cooperation
Peer reviewedGillespie, Catherine Wilson – Young Children, 2000
Documents the process of exploring the Reggio Emilia approach in Head Start classrooms in Iowa. Describes areas of exploration, including revising the classroom environments and daily schedules, using more documentation, instituting child-initiated projects, and collaborating on a deeper level with colleagues. Includes excerpts from children's…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Documentation, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedWood, Chip – Young Children, 1994
Describes the approach to technical assistance offered by one of the groups that has contributed to the ongoing change process in the District of Columbia Schools. Discusses the normal path of outside technical assistance and examines some of the key differences that make the collaboration between Northeast Foundation for Children and the District…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Consultation Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
