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: designed to develop the individual and social qualities of a student rather than provide a generalized information or training by way of prescribed subject matter —used of elementary or secondary education or schools a child-centered curriculumtoday, the school is more and more child-centered— Kimball Young

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“Child-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child-centered. Accessed 4 Jul. 2022.

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