Preschool: Head Start or Hard Push?.

Piccigallo, Philip R.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Preschool: Head Start or Hard Push?

Piccigallo, Philip R.

Social Policy, v19 n2 p45-48 Fall 1988

Discusses the ramifications of the recent emphasis on early childhood education. Argues that too much emphasis on formal instruction for young children imposes undue stress that may cause psychological problems. (FMW)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Early Childhood Education, Essays, Literature Reviews, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Psychological Studies, Student Characteristics, Student Development, Student Reaction, Young Children

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Language: English

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