Staff, parents, and politics in Head Start
Subtitle: a case study in unequal power, knowledge, and material resources
By: Peggy A. Sissel
Series: Garland reference library of social science -- v. 1188. -- Studies in education/politics -- v. 4; Garland reference library of social science -- v. 1188; Garland reference library of social science -- vol. 4
Publisher: Falmer Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Head Start Program (U.S.); Head Start programs -- United States -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Description: "An in-depth case study of two Head Start centers, this book offers analysis of the struggles over power, knowledge, and resources that surround Project Head Start. Author Peggy A. Sissel reveals Project Head Start as being shaped by contested issues of authority, competency, accountability, resource incompatibility, professionalism, and ethics.

In the course of her analysis, she raises concerns about the program's ability to meet the needs of the participating families, and about the principles upon which the program is constructed."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and indexes