The Head Start Debates

BROOKES PUBLISHING COISBN:9781557667540

Title: The Head Start Debates
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Edited by Edward Zigler, Sally J. Styfco
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512

The future of Head Start depends on how well we learn from and apply the lessons from its past. That's why everyone involved in early education needs this timely, forward-thinking book from the leader of Head Start. The first book to capture the Head Start debates in all their complexity and diversity, this landmark volume brings together the research and personal experience of 52 top experts in a wide range of fields - including education, research, medicine, and social work. This powerful compilation of voices mines Head Start's 38-year history for lessons learned, turns a critical eye on where the program is headed, and offers readers distinct and often contrasting viewpoints on three major issues: Goals - Explore three crucial questions about the goals of the program: cognitive development vs. school readiness, short-term vs. long-term progress, and Head Start as an antipoverty tool vs. Head Start as a child development program Effectiveness - Investigate the impact of Head Start on children's literacy, cognitive skills, health, school readiness and success, and parent participation - and learn how research might be improved so outcomes can be assessed more accurately Future di

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