Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Universal Preschool Movement
- 2 School Readiness: Defining the Goal for Universal Preschool
- 3 Economic Returns of Investments in Preschool Education
- 4 The Need for Universal Prekindergarten for Children in Poverty
- 5 The Need for Universal Preschool Access for Children Not Living in Poverty
- 6 Program Quality, Intensity, and Duration in Preschool Education
- 7 A Whole Child Approach: The Importance of Social and Emotional Development
- 8 Parent Involvement in Preschool
- 9 Professional Development Issues in Universal Prekindergarten
- 10 What the School of the 21st Century Can Teach Us about Universal Preschool
- 11 A Place for Head Start in a World of Universal Preschool
- 12 A Model Universal Prekindergarten Program
- Summary and Recommendations
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Universal Preschool Movement
- 2 School Readiness: Defining the Goal for Universal Preschool
- 3 Economic Returns of Investments in Preschool Education
- 4 The Need for Universal Prekindergarten for Children in Poverty
- 5 The Need for Universal Preschool Access for Children Not Living in Poverty
- 6 Program Quality, Intensity, and Duration in Preschool Education
- 7 A Whole Child Approach: The Importance of Social and Emotional Development
- 8 Parent Involvement in Preschool
- 9 Professional Development Issues in Universal Prekindergarten
- 10 What the School of the 21st Century Can Teach Us about Universal Preschool
- 11 A Place for Head Start in a World of Universal Preschool
- 12 A Model Universal Prekindergarten Program
- Summary and Recommendations
- Index
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- A Vision for Universal Preschool Education , pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006