| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 279 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 preschool program. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education, Preschool -- United States.
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Education, Preschool. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gilliam, Walter S.
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Jones, Stephanie M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zigler, Edward, 1930- Vision for universal preschool education. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521848547 0521612993 (DLC) 2005023913 (OCoLC)61446950 |
| ISBN |
0511225636 (electronic book) |
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9780511225635 (electronic book) |
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9780511226205 (electronic book) |
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0511226209 (electronic book) |
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051122298X (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511222986 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511224324 |
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051122432X |
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9781139167284 (electronic book) |
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1139167286 (electronic book) |
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9780511224997 |
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0511224990 |
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9786610541485 |
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6610541485 |
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0521848547 (Cloth) |
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0521612993 (Paper) |
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9780521848541 |
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9780521612999 |
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