Abstract
In early childhood education (ECE), curriculum encompasses prevailing theories, approaches and models. Curriculum is planned appropriately based on the knowledge of theory and research about how children develop and learn, with special attenti on given to individual children's needs and interests in relation to program goals. In this paper, focusing on ECE, I discuss the underlying rationale, principles and meaning of developmentally appropriate curriculum (DAC) as developed by the National Ass ociation for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in the United States in 1987. Drawing from the relevant literature, I discuss issues of relevance, and application related to DAC with specific reference to ECE experience in Hong Kong.
| Keywords: | early childhood education; developmentally appropriate curriculum |
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