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ERIC Number: EJ284375
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jul
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On Becoming a Thinker: An Educational Preschool Program.
Sigel, Irving E.; Saunders, Ruth A.
Early Child Development and Care, v12 n1 p39-65 Jul 1983
Indicates types of decisions required for establishing a conceptual model for preschool programing and points out functions of articulated conceptual systems in program analysis. Issues concerning development are discussed, including assimilation/accommodation, the child and the environment, and change in behavior patterns. General principles, aims, and basic classroom strategies of a model preschool program are described. (RH)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Principles, Inquiry, Models, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Teaching Methods, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Theory; Inquiry Development Program; Piagetian Theory; Representational Competence; Theory into Action; Theory Practice Relationship