Deconstructing the 2022 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards: A cross-cultural analysis of developmentally appropriate practices in Australia, Kenya and Nepal

This critical cross-cultural study examined the alignment of the 2022 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards in the U.S. with Australian, Kenyan, and Nepali educational guidelines. Previously, NAEYC’s educational guidelines adhered to Euro-Western notions of child...

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Published inInternational journal of early years education Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 696 - 719
Main Authors Nganga, Lydiah, Sisson, Jamie, Thapa, Sapna, Kambutu, John, Madrid Akpovo, Samara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.07.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic standards
Australia
Child development
critical document analysis
cross-national
cultural contexts
developmentally appropriate
Early childhood education
early childhood policies and practices
Inclusive education
indigenous epistemologies
Kenya
Multicultural education
national association for the education of young children
Nepal
Australia
Kenya
Nepal
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Summary:This critical cross-cultural study examined the alignment of the 2022 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards in the U.S. with Australian, Kenyan, and Nepali educational guidelines. Previously, NAEYC’s educational guidelines adhered to Euro-Western notions of child development, with a biased view of normative development for young children (Zaman and Anderson-Nathe 2021). Among other findings, data from this study showed that NAEYC’s standards were potentially sensitive to cultural difference, but did not adequately address child, family, and contextual needs. Therefore, this study recommends continued review of NAEYC’s educational standards to make them culturally and contextually inclusive.
ISSN:0966-9760
1469-8463
DOI:10.1080/09669760.2024.2342352