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ERIC Number: EJ597736
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
A5: Redefining 21st Century Early Care and Education.
Kagan, Sharon L.
Young Children, v54 n6 p2-3 Nov 1999
Describes five "A"s, issues that bind together early childhood educators and give them benchmarks to gauge success: (1) access; (2) affordability; (3) appropriateness; (4) accountability; and (5) advocacy. Asserts that only when all five "A"s are achieved will early childhood education be an enterprise of which all educators can be proud. (EV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Affordability