Preschool adequacy and efficiency in California : issues, policy options, and recommendations / / Lynn A. Karoly

• Autore: Karoly Lynn A. <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.2109794
• Soggetto topico: Education, Preschool - California - Evaluation; Education, Preschool - Aims and objectives - California; Education, Preschool - Government policy - California; Academic achievement - California; Motivation in education - California; Education and state - California
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Adequacy and efficiency of preschool education in California -- Design options for state preschool systems -- Recommendations for preschool policy in California -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Facing mounting evidence that California has fallen behind on many key indicators of educational performance, policymakers and the public share considerable interest in exploring whether California should expand public funding for preschool education. This expanded funding will be most effective if resources can be directed to their most efficient uses. Doing so requires an understanding of how resources are currently allocated, what educational objectives preschool education can help achieve, and where preschool resources can be most effective. To investigate these issues, the RAND Corporatio
• Titolo autorizzato: Preschool adequacy and efficiency in California
• ISBN: 1-282-45134-0; 9786612451348; 0-8330-4761-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220102803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II