Academic instruction in early childhood : challenge or pressure? / Leslie Rescorla, Marion C. Hyson, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, editors.

Other author Rescorla, Leslie.
Other author Hyson, Marilou.
Other author Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy.
Format Book
Publication InfoSan Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©1991.
Description97 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Education, Preschool--United States.
United States--Social conditions.

SeriesNew directions for child development ; no. 53
New directions for child development ; no. 53. ^A462489
Contents Early academics : introduction to the debate ; Parent and teacher attitudes about early academics / Leslie Rescorla -- The characteristics and origins of the academic preschool ; Building the hothouse : how mothers construct academic environments / Marion C. Hyson -- Pressure or challenge in preschool? : how academic environments affect children / Kathy Hirsh-Pasek -- Characterizing early childhood education programs / Deborah Stipek -- Disadvantaged children and curriculum effects / David P. Weikart, Lawrence J. Schweinhart -- Public school preschools and the disadvantaged / Dale C. Farran, Beverly Silveri, Anne Culp -- Beyond academic instruction : the twenty-first-century school model for preschoolers / Edward F. Zigler, Elizabeth Gilman -- Preschool education : for whom and why? / Irving E. Sigel.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN1555427693

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB1140.23 .A25X 1991 ✔ Available Place Hold