Healthy Learners: A Whole Child Approach to Reducing Disparities in Early Education

by Nina Wu, Claude Bonazzo, Robert Crosnoe, et al.

The early childhood field has long understood that targeting the intersection of health and learning is integral to serving children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Yet this developmentally informed educational philosophy has been jeopardized by an increased emphasis on standards-based accountability. In this book, the authors explain why healthy learning is good for children, schools, and society, and they suggest concrete ways...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807757098
• ISBN13: 9780807757093
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"