Early start : preschool politics in the United States /
Karch, Andrew.
Early start : preschool politics in the United States / Andrew Karch. - x, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-262) and index.
Introduction: the preschool puzzle -- Early childhood policy and the American welfare state -- Historical precedents and forces for change -- A watershed episode: the comprehensive child development act -- Venue shopping, federalism, and the role of the states -- Congressional activity and the dissolving early childhood coalition -- Policy stability and political change in the 1980s -- The congressional heritage of a critical juncture -- The contemporary preschool movement in the states -- Conclusion: the future of preschool politics.
9780472118724 9780472029075 (e-book)
2012047397
Education and state--United States.
Early childhood education--United States.
LC89 / .K365 2013
372.210973
Early start : preschool politics in the United States / Andrew Karch. - x, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-262) and index.
Introduction: the preschool puzzle -- Early childhood policy and the American welfare state -- Historical precedents and forces for change -- A watershed episode: the comprehensive child development act -- Venue shopping, federalism, and the role of the states -- Congressional activity and the dissolving early childhood coalition -- Policy stability and political change in the 1980s -- The congressional heritage of a critical juncture -- The contemporary preschool movement in the states -- Conclusion: the future of preschool politics.
9780472118724 9780472029075 (e-book)
2012047397
Education and state--United States.
Early childhood education--United States.
LC89 / .K365 2013
372.210973