REVISITING A PROGRESSIVE PEDAGOGY: The Developmental-Interaction Approach.REVISITING A PROGRESSIVE PEDAGOGY: The Developmental-Interaction Approach. N. Nager & E. Shapiro, Eds. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press The State University of New York Press (or SUNY Press), founded in 1966, is a university press that is part of State University of New York system. External link
This volume will enlighten en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: those educators who are unfamiliar with the developmental-interaction approach to education. Part I admirably and extensively reviews the history of the approach. This reviewer was captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. by the authors' ability to critically analyze the approach from the perspective of new theories and recent ideas. For example, they describe how the developmental-interaction incorporates some elements of critical, feminist, and postmodern post·mod·ern adj. Of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles, as by reintroducing traditional or classical elements of style or by carrying modernist styles or practices to extremes: thought. Part II considers current issues in the lives of young children. One chapter that stands out is Carole Lippman's "Developmental Reality: Helping Teachers Deal With Violence in Children's Lives." Finally, Part III addresses the importance of the teacher in the developmental-interaction approach. This section pays close attention to such matters as how to use observation, incorporate portfolios, and involve families. This text is accessible for those who have some background in progressive education and constructivism constructivism, Russian art movement founded c.1913 by Vladimir Tatlin, related to the movement known as suprematism. After 1916 the brothers Naum Gabo and Antoine Pevsner gave new impetus to Tatlin's art of purely abstract (although politically intended) . For professionals interested in learning more about either the history or the prospects of the developmental-interaction approach, this book would certainly be the resource to use. Reviewed by Jerry Aldridge, Professor and Coordinator of Early Childhood Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB began in 1936 as the Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama. Because of the rapid growth of the Birmingham area, it was decided that an extension program for students who had difficulties which prevented them from studying in Tuscaloosa was needed. |
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