Developing developmentally appropriate parent involvement in early childhood settings

초록

This paper reviews about developmentally appropriate practices(DAP) in terms of parent-teacher collaboration and discusses actual practices in early childhood education(ECE). First, developmentally appropriate parent involvement in early childhood programs is discussed with related theories and research. Second, implementing developmentally appropriate parent involvement is suggested by educating parents through a variety of practices, such as communication, parent meeting, and classroom involvement. Finally, involving parents in related DAP educational activities at home is essential to improve the quality of early childhood programs. It is concluded that the DAP statement envisions parents in lead roles as promoters and monitors of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood settings.