Visions of entitlement : the care and education of America's children

Author(s)

• Jensen, Mary Bee
• Goffin, Stacie G.

Bibliographic Information

Visions of entitlement : the care and education of America's children

edited by Mary A. Jensen and Stacie G. Goffin

（SUNY series, early childhood education, . inquiries and insights）

State University of New York Press, c1993

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

As part of a re-examination of our societal values and obligations, this book focuses on illuminating the various meanings and issues of entitlement in relation to the basic needs of children in our society. Drawing on the perspectives of philosophy, law, education, sociology, child development, economics, and public health, the authors discuss the implications of their vision of entitlement for the well-being of America's children. The book also points out specific family and cultural contexts for the provision of entitlements for young children. And, finally, it turns our attention to the moral commitments needed to effect changes in policies and programs. In this way, the book provides valuable information for all who are trying to improve the nurture and education of America's children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Prospects for Children's Well-Being Mary A. Jensen Part 1 Framing Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 1 Entitlement in Early Care and Education: A Tale of Two Rights Sharon L. Kagan Chapter 2 Children's Welfare Rights Are Entitlements Colin A. Wring Chapter 3 The Concept of Entitlement and Its Incompatibility with American Legal Culture Gary B. Melton and Megan Sullivan Chapter 4 Well-Being, Entitlements, and Investment in Children: An Economic Perspective Robert Haveman and Barbara Wolfe Chapter 5 Children's Rights in a Civilized Society Stuart N. Hart Part 2 Issues of Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 6 Equal Opportunity for Infants and Young Children: Myth or Reality? Stanley I. Greenspan Chapter 7 The Other Childhood: The Classroom Worlds of Poor Children Valerie Polakow Chapter 8 Health Care Entitlements for Children: Providing Health Services as if Children Really Mattered Neal Halfon and Gale Berkowitz Chapter 9 The Dilemma of Rural American Communities and Their Children Gordon Hoke Part 3 Providing Entitlement For Young Children Through Their Families Chapter 10 Creating a Political Climate that Values and Supports Children Cheryl D. Hayes Chapter 11 Supporting Families in Their Creation of Contexts for Child Rearing Bernice Weissbourd Chapter 12 Building Villages: Lessons from Policy Entrepreneurs Heather B. Weiss Epilogue: Beyond Visions of Entitlement: Some Personal Reflections Stacie G. Goffin Contributors Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA21347393
• ISBN:
  • 0791416755
  • 0791416763
• LCCN: 92040884
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 303 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV741
  • DC20 : 362.7/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Child welfare -- United States
  • LCSH : Child care services -- United States
  • LCSH : Early childhood education -- United States
  • LCSH : Entitlement spending -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA20089951