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ERIC Number: EJ367924
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Twelve Reasons for the Low Wages in Child Care.
Modigliani, Kathy
Young Children, v43 n3 p14-15 Mar 1988
Maintains that the reasons behind child care workers' low pay are inequitable wages for women, devaluation of children, and minimization of the skill involved in working with children. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employed Women, Family Day Care, Family Income, Professional Recognition, Social Attitudes, Wages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Caregiver Role; Cultural Values