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A vision for universal preschool education /

Research shows the need for a universal preschool education program in the U.S. to help give children a sound cognitive and social foundation. This book describes the social, educational, and economic benefits for the nation as a whole that would result from the implementation of a universal access...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zigler, Edward, 1930-2019
Otros Autores: Gilliam, Walter S., Jones, Stephanie M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The universal preschool movement
  • School readiness : defining the goal for universal preschool
  • Economic returns of investments in preschool education / Arthur J. Reynolds and Judy A. Temple
  • The need for universal prekindergarten for children in poverty / with Marguerite Malakoff
  • The need for universal preschool access for children not living in poverty / with Marguerite Malakoff
  • Program quality, intensity, and duration in preschool education
  • A whole child approach : the importance of social and emotional development
  • Parent involvement in preschool / Christopher C. Henrich and Ramona Blackman-Jones
  • Professional development issues in universal prekindergarten / Kelly L. Maxwell and Richard M. Clifford
  • What the school of the 21st century can teach us about universal preschool / with Matia Finn-Stevenson
  • A place for head start in a world of universal preschool / with Sally J. Styfco
  • A model universal prekindergarten program
  • Summary and recommendations.