professional development
type: Concept
narrower: developmentally appropriate practices

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: developmentally appropriate practices

developmentally appropriate practices
type: Concept
definition: Guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) were published in a position statement by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in 1987. These practices were published to assist early childhood educators in operationalizing the eclectic theories of child development of Jean Piaget, Maria Montessori, Howard Gardner, Albert Bandura, and Lev Vygotsky into actual practice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Developmentally Appropriate Practice]
broader: professional development
broader: educational practices

educational practices
type: Concept
narrower: developmentally appropriate practices