LEADER 04623nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910782535203321 005 20230207225854.0 010 $a1-281-96674-6 010 $a9786611966744 010 $a0-226-85673-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226856735 035 $a(CKB)1000000000578667 035 $a(EBL)432308 035 $a(OCoLC)317072514 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112613 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129263 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112613 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10099012 035 $a(PQKB)10159874 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290127 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12068141 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290127 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10402862 035 $a(PQKB)10482999 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432308 035 $a(DE-B1597)523986 035 $a(OCoLC)503443938 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226856735 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432308 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10266070 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL196674 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578667 100 $a20080126h20082005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe birth of Head Start$b[electronic resource] $epreschool education policies in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations /$fMaris A. Vinovskis 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2008, c2005 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-85672-0 311 $a0-226-85671-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tList of Abbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Changing Views of Poverty and Early Child Development -- $t2. Education, Poverty, and Early Schooling in the Kennedy Administration -- $t3. Education Policy, the War on Poverty, and the 1964 Election -- $t4. Organizing OED and Passing ESEA -- $t5. Implementing, Evaluating, and Improving Head Start Programs -- $t6. Congressional and Administration Debates about Transferring Head Start -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aOne of the most popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start continues to support young children of low-income families-close to one million annually-by providing a range of developmental and educational services. Yet as Head Start reaches its fortieth anniversary, debates over the function and scope of this federal program persist. Although the program's importance is unquestioned across party lines, the direction of its future-whether toward a greater focus on school readiness and literacy or the continuation of a holistic approach-remains a point of contention. Policymakers proposing to reform Head Start often invoke its origins to justify their position, but until now no comprehensive political history of the program has existed. Maris A. Vinovskis here provides an in-depth look at the nation's largest and best known-yet politically challenged-early education program. The Birth of Head Start sets the record straight on the program's intended aims, documenting key decisions made during its formative years. While previous accounts of Head Start have neglected the contributions of important participants such as federal education officials and members of Congress, Vinovskis's history is the first to consider the relationship between politics and policymaking and how this interaction has shaped the program. This thorough and incisive book will be essential for policymakers and legislators interested in prekindergarten education and will inform future discussions on early intervention services for disadvantaged children. 606 $aChildren with social disabilities$xEducation (Preschool)$zUnited States 610 $ahead start, preschool, early childhood education, kennedy, johnson, politics, nonfiction, history, poverty, class, mobility, equality, great society, literacy, school readiness, reform, government programs, federal, low income, political science, congress, social program, edward zigler, jule sugarman, health, nutrition, family, home environment, standardized tests, office of economic opportunity, albert quie. 615 0$aChildren with social disabilities$xEducation (Preschool) 676 $a372.21/0973 700 $aVinovskis$b Maris$01545443 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782535203321 996 $aThe birth of Head Start$93800380 997 $aUNINA