Critical perspectives on Project Head Start : revisioning the hope and challenge / edited by Jeanne Ellsworth and Lynda J. Ames.

Other author Ellsworth, Jeanne, 1951-
Other author Ames, Lynda J.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxvii, 352 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Head Start Program (U.S.)--Evaluation.
Head Start programs--United States. --Evaluation.
Children with social disabilities--Education (Preschool). --United States.
Minorities--Education (Preschool). --United States.
Early childhood education--Parent participation. --United States.

SeriesSUNY series, youth social services, schooling, and public policy
SUNY series, youth social services, schooling, and public policy. ^A318344
Contents A lost legacy : Head Start's origins in community action / Kathryn R. Kuntz -- The origins of Head Start and the two versions of parent involvement : how much parent participation in early childhood programs and services for poorer children? / Polly Greenberg -- Beyond busywork : crafting a powerful role for low-income mothers in schools or sustaining inequalities? / Linda Spatig ... [et al.] -- Parent involvement in a rural Head Start and the reproduction of class / Roslyn Arlin Mickelson and Mary Trotter Klenz -- Head Start bilingual and multicultural program services / Patricia A. Hamilton, Katherine Hayes, and Henry M. Doan -- High/Scope in Head Start programs serving Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee children and their families : lessons from an ethnographic study / Eden Inoway-Ronnie -- Family literacy informing Head Start : lessons from Hmong and Latino families / Elizabeth P. Quintero -- Reform and empowerment : rural mothers and Head Start / Lynda J. Ames and Jeanne Ellsworth -- More than a job : reflections of a former Head Start staff member / Susan W. Geddes -- Personal growth in Head Start / Wendy L. Kirby -- Developmentalism meets standardized testing : do low-income children lose? / Linda spatig ... [et al.] -- A bumpy transition from Head Start to public school : issues of philosophical and managerial continuity within the administrative structure of one school system / Stacey Neuharth-Prichett and Panayota Y. Mantzicopoulos -- Inspiring delusion : reflections on Head Start's enduring popularity / Jeanne Ellsworth -- Concluding thoughts : hope and challenge : Head Start past, present, future / Jeanne Elsworth and Lynda J. Ames.
Local noteLittle-311642--305131015985+
Local noteLittle-316553--305131018874+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97050233
ISBN0791439275 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0791439283 (pbk : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LC4069.2 .C75 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold