| Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education Contributor(s): Weis, Lois (Editor), Altbach, Philip G. (Editor), Kelly, Gail P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791406970 ISBN-13: 9780791406977 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) |
| Dewey: 372.21 |
| LCCN: 90-43396 |
| Series: Suny Series, Frontiers in Education |
| Physical Information: (1.20 lbs) 282 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores key policy issues related to early childhood education. Through the contributions of various professionals in the field, the editors provide a vision, practical and possible, of early childhood education in the 1990s. Part I delves into the complex world, both personal and professional, of the classroom teacher. The essays in Part II look at issues of the school community, including the roles of class, race, gender, and exceptionality. Finally, Part III examines the relationship between schools and the community-at-large, and how complex issues find their way into social and economic policies that often stifle, rather than support, the democratic vision of American schools. Taken as a whole, the volume presents a stimulating discussion of the current state of early childhood education policy and practice. |