Beginning school
Subtitle: U.S. policies in international perspective
By: edited by Richard M. Clifford, Gisele M. Crawford.
Contributors: Clifford, Richard M.; Crawford, Gisele M.
Series: Early childhood education series
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780807749319; 9780807749326
Subjects: Early childhood education -- United States; Early childhood education -- Government policy -- United States; Early childhood education -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: To help educators set goals and design effective policies, early childhood experts Clifford and Crawford provide a concise history of early education and care in the United States and invite readers to consider early schooling in a global perspective. Distinguished scholars from five countries that value early education as an integral part of life-long education--France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Sweden--examine the evolution of early childhood practices in their countries. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.