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Direct linkHegde, Archana V.; Cassidy, Deborah J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
The study assessed kindergarten teachers' beliefs, stated practices and actual practices regarding developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in India. Forty kindergarten teachers from the urban city of Mumbai (India) participated in the study. Overall, the results indicated that teachers' beliefs were more developmentally appropriate than their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Hegde, Archana V.; Cassidy, Deborah J. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2009
A qualitative study examining teachers' beliefs regarding developmentally appropriate practices was conducted in the city of Mumbai, India. Twelve kindergarten teacher's were interviewed for this study, and a constant comparative method was used to analyze the interviews. Six themes were identified within this study. The themes highlighted…
Descriptors: Play, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedCassidy, Deborah J.; Mims, Sharon; Rucker, Lia; Boone, Sheresa – Childhood Education, 2003
Describes the curriculum activities in one child-centered, developmentally appropriate child care facility preschool classroom. Explains how activities are selected according to children's needs, interest, and ability, and how activities address the kindergarten core competencies mandated by the North Carolina public school system. Asserts that…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Kindergarten, Play
Peer reviewedCassidy, Deborah J.; Lancaster, Camille – Young Children, 1993
Describes the creation of a developmentally appropriate curriculum in one child care center using input from teachers, children, parents, and others. Discusses the planning process that combined teacher-initiated activities with child-initiated ideas and questions to produce a unique, dynamic curriculum of age-appropriate and individually…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Classroom Communication, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedNiemeyer, Judith A.; Cassidy, Deborah J.; Collins, Edna; Taylor, Barbara – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Notes that as more young children with disabilities are included in classrooms for children who are developing typically, practitioners must continue to identify and refine strategies for making inclusion successful. Discusses a successful inclusion program that is observation based and child initiated. Discusses a procedure that facilitates the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
