The promise of preschool : from Head Start to universal pre-kindergarten /
The past 45 years have seen the emergence of education for young children as a national issue; spurred by the initiation of the Head Start program in the 1960s; efforts to create a child care system in the 1970s; and the campaign to reform K-12 schooling in the 1980s. Today, the push to make prescho...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The past 45 years have seen the emergence of education for young children as a national issue; spurred by the initiation of the Head Start program in the 1960s; efforts to create a child care system in the 1970s; and the campaign to reform K-12 schooling in the 1980s. Today, the push to make preschool the beginning of public education for all children has gained support in many parts of the country and promises to put early education policy on the national agenda. Yet questions still remain about the best ways to shape policy that will fulfill the promise of preschool. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199742370 0199742375 9780199775767 0199775761 9781282500990 1282500996 |