The birth of Head Start: preschool education policies in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations
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1. Verfasser: Vinovskis, Maris 1943- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press © 2005
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Changing views of poverty and early child development -- Education, poverty, and early schooling in the Kennedy administration -- Education policy, the war on poverty, and the 1964 election -- Organizing OEO and passing ESEA -- Implementing, evaluating, and improving Head Start programs -- Congressional and administration debates about transferring Head Start
One of the most popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start continues to support young children of low-income families-close to one million annually-by providing a range of developmental and educational services. Yet as Head Start reaches its fortieth anniversary, debates over the function and scope of this federal program persist. Although the program's importance is unquestioned across party lines, the direction of its future--whether toward a greater focus on school readiness and literacy or the continuation of a holistic approach
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ISBN:0226856739
9780226856735

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