Observed differences between early childhood programs in the U.S. and Korea: Reflections of "developmentally appropriate practices" in two cultural contexts

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 427-443

  Clarke Stewart, K Alison ^a   Lee, Young ^b   Allhusen, Virginia D ^a   Kim, Myoung Soon ^b   McDowell, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Developmentally appropriate practices; Early childhood education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751088252     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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