Theory and Practice
The Developmental Interaction Approach is based on the theories of Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, John Dewey, and Lucy Sprague Mitchell. The approach aims to involve children in acquiring competence via learning through discovery.
Read more about this topic: Early Childhood Education
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“It makes no sense to say what the objects of a theory are,
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