A vision for universal preschool education
By: Edward Zigler, Walter S. Gilliam, Stephanie M. Jones.
Contributors: Gilliam, Walter S.; Jones, Stephanie M.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Education, Preschool -- United States.
Table of contents: title: The universal preschool movement; title: School readiness : defining the goal for universal preschool; title: Economic returns of investments in preschool education / Arthur J. Reynolds and Judy A. Temple; title: The need for universal prekindergarten for children in poverty / with Marguerite Malakoff; title: The need for universal preschool access for children not living in poverty / with Marguerite Malakoff; title: Program quality, intensity, and duration in preschool education; title: A whole child approach : the importance of social and emotional development; title: Parent involvement in preschool / Christopher C. Henrich and Ramona Blackman-Jones; title: Professional development issues in universal prekindergarten / Kelly L. Maxwell and Richard M. Clifford; title: What the school of the 21st century can teach us about universal preschool / with Matia Finn-Stevenson; title: A place for head start in a world of universal preschool / with Sally J. Styfco; title: A model universal prekindergarten Program; title: Summary and recommendations.