Young Children Face the State
Issues and Options for Early Childhood Programs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11366175 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Norton Grubb (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 358-397 |
| Publication date | 1989-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/443934 |
| OpenAlex | W1979480896 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
The growing demand for compensatory education and for child care has generated a rash of federal legislation; many states have enacted new early childhood programs, most of them located within schooling systems, and many others are considering their options. This article examines the basic policy issues governments confront in early childhood education, including the content of programs, their financing, and the inevitable trade-off between cost and quality. The final section of the article outlines the available policy options
Business · Child care · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Early childhood education · Economic growth · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Legislation · Policy analysis · Political science · Public economics · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · State policy · Early Childhood Education and Development · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2009 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |