Curriculum theory and developmentally appropriate practice

The authors begin this article with an account of the crises in education in the US today. Curriculum theory is applied to the ideas in the 4th edition of NAEYC's 'developmentally appropriate practices,' and the relationship between the ideas in this edition to current issues is discussed. The authors also present a brief description of democratic education. They conclude with a recommendation to democratise early childhood teacher education that includes the development of individual and group platforms.