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A vision for universal preschool education / Edward Zigler, Walter S. Gilliam, Stephanie M. Jones.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xxii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521612993 (pbk.)
  • 0521848547 (hardcover)
  • 9780521612999 (pbk.)
  • 9780521848541 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.21/0973 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1140.23 .Z54 2006
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: 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.
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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.

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.

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