Siden indførelsen af pædagogiske læreplaner på daginstitutionsområdet i 2004 har disse fået en helt central funktion, når daginstitutionernes indhold skal besluttes. I samme periode er kravet om dokumentation og evaluering af det pædagogiske arbejde blevet skærpet.

Downward causation is found in two-level and multi-level systems with complex behaviour generated by many components interacting in a simple or complex way. The term was coined by the social psychologist and philosopher Donald T. Campbell, who asked the question: If many small-scale interactions can[...]