Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education

Abstract

In our introduction to the section on early childhood pedagogies, we point out and discuss some key features of the represented approaches: Fröbel, HighScope, Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP), Waldorf, Cultural-Historical, Montessori, and Reggio Emilia. Each approach is briefly located in a cultural and historical frame. We then analyze and critically discuss the leading metaphors of the reasoning behind these approaches.