Developmentally Appropriate Expectations

Developmentally Appropriate Expectations is a pedagogical principle in early childhood education that refers to the practice of setting behavioral, emotional, and cognitive benchmarks aligned with the typical growth patterns and individual needs of young children within their sociocultural contexts.

267

Publications

21.8K

Citations

582

Authors

254

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

45

Authors

582

  1. SB
    Sue Bredekamp

    National Association for the Education of Young Children, United States

    6 publications · 748 citations

    6

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  2. RB
    Renée Baillargeon

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    5 publications · 1.2K citations

    5

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  3. CH
    Craig H. Hart

    Brigham Young University, United States

    5 publications · 782 citations

    5

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  4. CS
    Carol Seefeldt

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    4 publications · 207 citations

    4

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  5. AW
    Allan Wigfield

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    4 publications · 433 citations

    4

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Venues

  1. Child Development

    18 publications · 1.3K citations

    17

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  2. Developmental Psychology

    8 publications · 450 citations

    8

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  3. Cognition

    7 publications · 684 citations

    7

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  4. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

    5 publications · 571 citations

    5

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  5. Early Childhood Research Quarterly

    ECRQ · 5 publications · 469 citations

    5

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