Preschool Education in America: The Culture of Young Children from the Colonial Era to the Present

by Barbara Beatty

Book Overview

This comprehensive history describes policies and programs for the education of three-, four-, and five-year-olds in the United States from the colonial era to the present. It also traces efforts to make preschool education a part of the public school system and shows why these efforts have been rejected, despite increasing evidence that preschools are beneficial for all young children.

Drawing on archival records, alumnae files, interviews,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300072732
• ISBN13: 9780300072730
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"