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

Barbara Beatty

ISBN 10: 0300072732 / ISBN 13: 9780300072730

Published by Yale University Press, 1995

Inscribed by author on front endpaper. Very good condition. Minimal wear. All intact. No writing or marking in text pages. Seller Inventory # 3193

Synopsis:

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, and many other sources, Barbara Beatty provides a portrait of preschool education that includes the experiences of children, parents, and teachers. She describes dame schools of the colonial period, the infant schools that were originally developed to instruct and provide day care for children of the poor, the private and public kindergartens of the mid-nineteenth century, nursery schools, and the various government programs for young children, including Head Start. Beatty concludes that for preschools to be universalized, there must be widespread acceptance of both young children's right to education and the intrinsic worth of preschools, as well as an understanding of the importance of early childhood education in our culture.

Synopsis: A history of policies and programmes for the education of three-to-five-year-olds in the USA. This book also traces efforts to make pre-school education a part of the American public school system and shows why these efforts have been rejected, despite evidence of pre-school benefit.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Preschool Education in America: The Culture ...
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)