Visions of entitlement : the care and education of America's children / edited by Mary A. Jensen and Stacie G. Goffin.

Other author Jensen, Mary A.
Other author Goffin, Stacie G.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1993.
Descriptionxi, 303 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSUNY series, early childhood education
SUNY series, early childhood education. ^A306333
Contents Introduction : prospects for children's well-being / Mary A. Jensen -- Entitlement in early care and education : a tale of two rights / Sharon L. Kagan -- Children's welfare rights are entitlements / Colin A. Wringe -- The concept of entitlement and its incompatibility with American legal culture / Gary B. Melton and Megan Sullivan -- Well-being, entitlements, and investment in children : an economic perspective / Robert Haveman and Barbara Wolfe -- Children's rights in a civilized society / Stuart N. Hart -- Equal opportunity for infants and young children : myth or reality? / Stanley I. Greenspan -- The other childhood : the classroom worlds of poor children / Valerie Polakow -- Health care entitlements for children : providing health services as if children really mattered / Neal Halfon and Gale Berkowitz.
Contents The dilemma of rural American communities and their children / Gordon Hoke -- Creating a political climate that values and supports children / Cheryl D. Hayes -- Supporting families in their creation of contexts for child rearing / Bernice Weissbourd -- Building villages : lessons from policy entrepreneurs / Heather B. Weiss -- Epilogue : beyond visions of entitlement : some personal reflections / Stacie G. Goffin.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 92040884
ISBN0791416755 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0791416763 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV741 .V57 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold