Reroute the preschool juggernaut [[electronic resource] /] / Chester E. Finn, Jr

• Autore: Finn Chester E., Jr., <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Education Next Books, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.210973
• Soggetto topico: Education, Preschool - Government policy - United States; Education, Preschool - United States - Public opinion; Education, Preschool - Economic aspects - United States; Public opinion - United States; Education and state
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "The Hoover Institution Task Force on K-12 Education."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Sources; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; The Rolling Juggernaut; The School-Readiness Challenge; Preschool or Child Care?; A Crowded Landscape; The Quality Conundrum; Murky Evidence; The Florida Story; The Oklahoma Story; The Problem of Head Start; Costs and Benefits; Rival Delivery Systems; A Better Route to Travel; Endnotes; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Chester E. Finn, Jr. outlines the issues that define, animate, and complicate today's contentious pre-kindergarten debate in American education. He examines such topics as: which children really need it; how many aren't getting it; who should provide it and at what expense; what is the right balance between education and child care; and how to know whether it is succeeding.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reroute the preschool juggernaut
• ISBN: 0-8179-4993-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462114303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; 572.