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ERIC Number: EJ321413
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Early Childhood Education's Past as Prologue: Roots of Contemporary Concerns.
Spodek, Bernard
Young Children, v40 n5 p3-7 Jul 1985
Explores recurring themes in early childhood education that strengthen professional identity and commitment. Historical issues of continuing relevance are discussed, including school entrance age, kindergarten and early reading, child care services as social change agents, increase of child care services due to the changing role of women, and early philosophical foundations. (Author/DT)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Females, School Entrance Age, Sex Role, Social Change
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Influences; Professionalism