Investing in early childhood development : evidence to support a movement for educational change / edited by Alvin R. Tarlov and Michelle Precourt Debbink.

Other author Tarlov, Alvin R. (Alvin Richard), 1929-2023
Other author Debbink, Michelle Precourt.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Descriptionxxiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Building brain architecture and chemistry : a primer for policymakers / Pat Levitt -- Children develop in an environment of relationships / The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, with comments by Alvin R. Tarlov -- The coproduction of human development and health / Alvin R. Tarlov -- Effective early childhood programs : turning knowledge into action / Susan Landry -- Learning from others : state efforts to expand services and build systems of early care and education / Kristie Kauerz -- North Carolina's early childhood initiative : the smart start story and its evaluation / Donna Bryant -- The Texas plan / Kay M. Albrecht, Kaitlin G. Guthrow, and Alvin R. Tarlov -- Demographic and related economic transformations of Texas : implications for early childhood development and education / Steve H. Murdock and Stephen L. Klineberg -- Can society profit from investing in early education programs? / Greg J. Duncan and Katherine Magnuson -- Financing early childhood care and education systems : a standards-based approach / Anne Mitchell and Louise Stoney -- The framing of early child development and education : lessons from communications research / Susan Nall Bales.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007028865
ISBN1403979936 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781403979933 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1139.25 .I595 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold