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| Galinsky, Ellen | 1 |
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| Kagan, Sharon L. | 1 |
| Lombardi, Joan | 1 |
| Mallory, Nancy J. | 1 |
| Rivera, Ann Marie | 1 |
| Weikart, David P. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWeikart, David P. – Young Children, 1989
Maintains that early childhood education and care teachers and workers have some hard choices to face in terms of the delivery of high quality programs. Choices concern salaries, differential staffing and salary plans, interagency and institutional cooperation, curriculum design, and research. (BB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Day Care, Differentiated Staffs, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedHostetler, Lana – Young Children, 1991
Urges early childhood professionals to build partnerships with parents and with other teachers. Points out that agencies and individuals, like children, can demonstrate different cooperative styles. Barriers to collaboration and benefits of cooperative partnerships are discussed. (GH)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Coordination, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedFinn, Matia – Young Children, 1981
Discusses implications of federal budget cuts on services to children and families, types of revenues which will be available, and organizational efforts to increase chances for securing public funds for child and family services. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Block Grants, Budgeting, Child Advocacy
Peer reviewedGalinsky, Ellen; And Others – Young Children, 1994
Describes eight components of planning initiatives for improving the quality and delivery of early childhood education: (1) creating linkages; (2) using data in planning; (3) improving program quality; (4) developing a coordinated professional development system; (5) financing the system; (6) creating new systems of governance; (7) building public…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Planning, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedKagan, Sharon L.; Rivera, Ann Marie – Young Children, 1991
Discusses the reasons for the popularity of collaboration in early care and education. Defines the term "collaboration." Discusses results of a national study of early care and education collaborations in terms of the achievements of collaborations and the situations in which they work best. Also offers suggestions for making…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Cooperation
Peer reviewedMallory, Nancy J.; Goldsmith, Nancy A. – Young Children, 1990
Elements of a successful Head Start program are described. These elements are provision of comprehensive services, parent involvement and family support, a commitment to meeting local needs, training and technical assistance support, and use of a collaborative approach. Anecdotes about two Head Start parents and a former Head Start participant are…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedLombardi, Joan – Young Children, 1990
Based on the May 1990 report of Head Start's Silver Ribbon Panel, this article provides background information on the panel, summarizes Head Start's successes and challenges, outlines the commendations, and discusses implications of the panel's report. (BG)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational History
