The Birth of Head Start: Preschool Education Policies in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations

by Maris A. Vinovskis

Book Overview

One of the most popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start continues to support young children of low-income families-close to one million annually-by providing a range of developmental and educational services. Yet as Head Start reaches its fortieth anniversary, debates over the function and scope of this federal program persist. Although the program's importance is unquestioned across...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226856720
• ISBN13: 9780226856728
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"