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Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development
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Suggate, Sebastian, Ed.; Reese, Elaine, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development" is a unique resource and reference work that brings together leading international researchers and thinkers, with divergent points of view, to discuss contemporary problems and questions in childhood education and developmental psychology. Through an innovative format whereby leading…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Role of Education
Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life: A Human Capital Integration
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Reynolds, Arthur J., Ed.; Rolnick, Arthur J., Ed.; Englund, Michelle M., Ed.; Temple, Judy A., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2010
"Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life" presents research findings on the effects of early childhood programs and practices in the first decade of life and their implications for policy development and reform. Leading scholars in the multidisciplinary field of human development and in early childhood learning…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Human Capital, School Readiness, Early Intervention
School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten in the Era of Accountability
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Pianta, Robert C., Ed.; Cox, Martha J., Ed.; Snow, Kyle L., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2007
The follow-up to Pianta & Cox's groundbreaking "The Transition to Kindergarten," this book updates readers on what has happened in early childhood education in the past seven years; clarifies influential changes in demographics, policies, and practices; and describes promising early education programs and policies. More than 30 highly respected…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Educational Policy
Social Policy Report, 2002.
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Sherrod, Lonnie, Ed.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Ed. – 2002
This document is comprised of the four 2002 issues of a publication providing a forum for scholarly reviews and discussion of developmental research and implications for social policies affecting children. The topics featured in each of the issues are: (1) "The Effects of Welfare Reform Policies on Children" (Pamela A. Morris); (2) "At What Age…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Emotional Development
The Transition to Kindergarten. A Series from the National Center for Early Development and Learning.
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Pianta, Robert C., Ed.; Cox, Martha J., Ed. – 1999
On the premise that early school transitions affect children's future educational success and that these critical transitions need to be improved, this book explores the research on early schooling and reexamines educational beliefs, policies, and practices relating to the first years of school, including readiness assessment, entrance ages,…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Disabilities, Diversity (Student), Early Childhood Education
Achievement Testing in the Early Grades: The Games Grown-Ups Play.
Kamii, Constance, Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this publication, which is addressed to a variety of audiences including educators, parents, legislators, school board members, members of the press, and voters in general, is to persuade the reader to help stop achievement and readiness testing in kindergarten and first and second grades and to rethink current educational goals and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advocacy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change