You will write a 4-page minimum; 5-page maximum), double-spaced research paper that requires APA citations, a minimum of 4 outside resources, and no first-person pronouns. The paper is to demonstrate your understanding of the origins, purpose, pedagogical practices, environmental concerns, and positive guidance strategies that are considered developmentally appropriate practices.
After giving an overview of DAP, the 12 teaching strategies, principles, and appropriateness; (I have provided the 12 in an attached document) select 3 teaching strategies often used in Elementary Classrooms grades K-5 classrooms. Describe each teaching strategy and explain why it is considered DAP.
Resources cited should be from peer-reviewed ECE journals (see the list below) or the other materials in this course.
Below is a list of publications that contain peer-reviewed articles and can be used in your research; you will need to access the publication through the CSU Library, ERIC, or the internet. These are not links to the publications. FYI: some of the publications require joining, passwords, etc. – ignore those unless you REALLY want to join.
Child Development
“As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930.” Uses blind peer review.
Child Development Perspectives
CDP “publishes brief articles on developmental science that are written in accessible language for a wide audience. CDP emphasizes brief, well-synthesized reviews of research, but occasionally publishes essays on policy, statistics and methods, and other topics in developmental science.”
Childhood Education
The official journal of the Association for Childhood Education International “focuses on the learning and well-being of children around the world.”
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
“CIEC aims to present opportunities for scholars to highlight the ways in which the boundaries of early childhood studies and practice are expanding, and for readers to participate in the discussion of emerging issues, contradictions, and possibilities.” Peer-reviewed.
Early Child Development and Care
“The Journal provides English translations of work in this field that has been published in other languages, and original English papers on all aspects of early child development and care: descriptive and evaluative articles on social, educational and preventive medical programs for young children, experimental and observational studies, critical reviews and summary articles.” Peer-reviewed.
Early Childhood Education Journal
“Provides a practical and lively forum for early childhood teachers, program administrators, daycare workers, and other professionals concerned with the education of young children.” Peer-reviewed.
Early Childhood Research & Practice – ECRP
This open-access peer-reviewed journal published by the Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign focuses on practice-related research on the “development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8.”
This journal has been in transition and may not be accepting new submissions.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
” ECRQ publishes predominantly empirical research (quantitative or qualitative methods) on issues of interest to early childhood development, theory, and educational practice (Birth through 8 years of age).”
Early Years: An International Research Journal
The official journal of TACTYC (Association for the Professional Development of Early Years Educators) “publishes research papers and scholarly critiques on all issues associated with early childhood education and care” with a special focus on the “professional development of early years practitioners.”
Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education
The official publication of the Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE) is a peer reviewed UK-based journal focusing on primary education.
Elementary School Journal
“ESJ publishes peer-reviewed articles that pertain to both education theory and research and their implications for teaching practice. In addition, ESJ presents articles that relate the latest research in child development, cognitive psychology, and sociology to school learning and teaching.”
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
The Journal of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association provides “a forum for the publication of original research in early childhood education in Europe.”
International Journal of Early Childhood
The official journal of OMEP, l’Organisation Mondiale pour l’Education Prescolaire publishes peer reviewed research “on children, childhood and early childhood education across various social and cultural contexts.”
International Journal of Early Years Education
A peer-reviewed “forum for researchers and practitioners to debate the theories, research, policy and practice which sustain effective early years education world-wide.”
Journal of Children and Media
Publishes peer-reviewed research on “children as consumers of media, representations of children in the media, and media organizations and productions for children as well as by them.”
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy
Publishes peer-reviewed research on “issues related to the nature, function and use of literacy in early childhood.”
Journal of Early Childhood Research
This peer-reviewed journal “publishes papers in the fields of health, law, social work, therapy, education, sociology, history, and the arts, and welcomes papers from non-traditional as well as established territories of early childhood education.”
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
Official Journal of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
Journal of Early Intervention
Offers blind peer-reviewed articles “related to research and practice in early intervention for infants and young children with special needs and their families. . . .Key features include research reports, scholarly reviews, policy analyses, research methods, and “Innovative Practices”.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education
JRCE is “a publication of the Association for Childhood Education International, features articles that advance knowledge and theory of the education of children, infancy through early adolescence.”
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Publishes “empirical and theoretical papers on child development and family-child relationships.”
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
“The practical nature of this journal helps professionals improve service delivery systems for preschool children with special needs. Each issue features reports of original research, literature reviews, conceptual statements, position papers, and program descriptions.”
Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education
Peer-reviewed research authored by early childhood teachers.
YC – Young Children
“An award-winning, peer-reviewed journal that combines research and practice, Young Children supports educational excellence and focuses on meeting the needs of all children, birth through third grade.” Published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
