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ERIC Number: EJ517766
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
Stratification in Early Childhood Social Policy and Programs in the United States: Historical and Contemporary Manifestations.
Swadener, Beth Blue
Educational Policy, v9 n4 p404-25 Dec 1995
Examines how U.S. societal stratifications have pervaded early childhood care and education and related social programs and policies. Reviews the history of multitiered early childhood programs, focusing on African American education issues, early 20th-century child care, and Head Start's legacy and limitations. Charts future directions for child and family advocacy. (38 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy, Family Programs, Poverty, Social Stratification
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Project Head Start; Social Policy