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| Universal morality | A code of ethics proposed by Socrates that applies to everyone and exists to guide each individual’s actions and choices. |
| Acculturation | The degree to which people adopt beliefs and practices other than their own. |
| Empiricism | Refers to a period of time in the eighteenth century in which scientific thought was recognized. |
| Developmental interaction approach | An educational philosophy that helps teachers reflect on teaching and learning but does not provide prescriptive teaching. |
| Didactic | The use of instructive materials in teaching skills. |
| Differentiated instruction | Flexible teaching strategies that allow children to learn based on their individual needs and learning approach. |
| Self-correcting | Teaching materials that allow children to determine if they have selected the correct response. |
| Practical life skills | Part of the Montessori approach to early childhood education that includes materials and activities that promote life skills that encourage the child to develop independence (for example, washing dishes, pouring milk, cutting bread, and getting dressed). |
| Inclusion | The practice of placing children with disabilities in general education classes while providing them with necessary services through specialists who come to the classroom. |
| Resilience | The ability to thrive despite adversity. |
| Mandated reporter | Refers to individuals who must contact a local child protective services agency, law enforcement, or a state child abuse hotline if they think a child is being mistreated. Individuals required to report suspected child abuse include medical personnel, public school personnel, and early childhood teaching staff and administrators. |
| Race | Cultural category that refers to the physical characteristics of a person. Race has no genetic basis. |
| Ethnicity | Refers to an individual’s ancestry and country of origin. |
| Globalization | Process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations. |
