The birth of Head Start preschool education policies in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations

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 re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vinovskis, Maris A., 1943- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press c2005.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.