TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zigler,Edward
AU  - Gilliam,Walter S.
AU  - Jones,Stephanie M.
TI  - A vision for universal preschool education
SN  - 0521612993 (pbk.)
AV  - LB1140.23 .Z54 2006
U1  - 372.21/0973 23
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Education, Preschool
KW  - United States
KW  - Preschool education
KW  - sears
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Adult; Adult; Follett Library Resources
N2  - Presents a case for the expansion of access to preschool education, discussing how participation in preschool programs is linked to reduction in high school drop-out rates, and diminished need for remedial education and criminal justice services
ER  -