Implementing the Project Approach in Part-time Early Childhood Education Programs

dc.creator	Sallee Beneke
dc.date	2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:41Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/96e8b1ea489941f79f31fdd83ede532e
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27784
dc.description	This paper explores both the benefits and the difficulties of using the Project Approach in part-time early childhood education programs. Teachers of three different types of part-time programs share their experiences one year after taking a one-credit course in the Project Approach. The teachers' responses are organized by topic as follows: (1) curriculum, (2) assessment, (3) parent involvement, (4) time and space management, (5) lesson plans, and (6) program quality. The article notes that one year after initial training in the Project Approach, the teachers in these three part-day programs remain enthusiastic about the approach and have been fairly consistent in including it in their curriculum. They value the approach because it lends direction to their lesson planning, involves parents, helps with collection of samples for assessment, challenges children with diverse abilities, and provides for a more well-rounded "hands-on" curriculum.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Educati
dc.relation	http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/beneke.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2000)
dc.subject	Attendance Patterns
dc.subject	Documentation
dc.subject	Program Descriptions
dc.subject	School Schedules
dc.subject	Project Approach
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Implementing the Project Approach in Part-time Early Childhood Education Programs
dc.type	article