Standardized childhood : the political and cultural struggle over early education

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Standardized childhood : the political and cultural struggle over early education

Bruce Fuller with Margaret Bridges and Seeta Pai

Stanford University Press, c2007

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-342) and index

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780804755795

Description

A array of childcare and preschool options blossomed in the 1970s as the feminist movement spurred mothers into careers and community organizations nurtured new programs. Now a small circle of activists aims to bring more order to childhood, seeking to create a more standard, state-run preschool system. For young children already facing the rigors of play dates and harried parents juggling the strains of work and family, government is moving in to standardize childhood. Sociologist Bruce Fuller traveled the country to understand the ideologies of childhood and the raw political forces at play. He details how progressives earnestly seek to extend the rigors of public schooling down into the lives of very young children. Fuller then illuminates the stiff resistance from those who hold less trust in government solutions and more faith in nonprofits and local groups in contributing to the upbringing of young children. The call for universal preschool is a new front in the culture wars, raising sharp questions about American families, cultural diversity, and the appropriate role of the state in the lives of our young children. Standardized Childhood shows why the universal preschool movement is attracting such robust support-and strident opposition-nationwide.

Table of Contents

Contents @toc4:Preface: Who Defines Childhood? xxx @toc2:Chapter 1 Why Universal Preschool Now? 1 Chapter 2 The Historical Contest over Early Education 00 Chapter 3 Welcome to the Rainbow Room 00 Chapter 4 Oklahoma--The Brave New World 00 Chapter 5 California--Preschool with Pluralism 00 Chapter 6 Which Children Benefit from Preschool--The Research Shows that 00 Chapter 7 Early Learning in Latino Communities Chapter 8 Richer Childhoods, Stronger Families--How to Move Forward? 00 @toc4:The Research Team, Methods, and Many Thanks 00 Acronyms 00 Notes 00 Index 00
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: pbk ISBN 9780804761024

Description

A array of childcare and preschool options blossomed in the 1970s as the feminist movement spurred mothers into careers and community organizations nurtured new programs. Now a small circle of activists aims to bring more order to childhood, seeking to create a more standard, state-run preschool system. For young children already facing the rigors of play dates and harried parents juggling the strains of work and family, government is moving in to standardize childhood. Sociologist Bruce Fuller traveled the country to understand the ideologies of childhood and the raw political forces at play. He details how progressives earnestly seek to extend the rigors of public schooling down into the lives of very young children. Fuller then illuminates the stiff resistance from those who hold less trust in government solutions and more faith in nonprofits and local groups in contributing to the upbringing of young children. The call for universal preschool is a new front in the culture wars, raising sharp questions about American families, cultural diversity, and the appropriate role of the state in the lives of our young children. Standardized Childhood shows why the universal preschool movement is attracting such robust support-and strident opposition-nationwide.

Table of Contents

Contents @toc4:Preface: Who Defines Childhood? xxx @toc2:Chapter 1 Why Universal Preschool Now? 1 Chapter 2 The Historical Contest over Early Education 00 Chapter 3 Welcome to the Rainbow Room 00 Chapter 4 Oklahoma--The Brave New World 00 Chapter 5 California--Preschool with Pluralism 00 Chapter 6 Which Children Benefit from Preschool--The Research Shows that 00 Chapter 7 Early Learning in Latino Communities Chapter 8 Richer Childhoods, Stronger Families--How to Move Forward? 00 @toc4:The Research Team, Methods, and Many Thanks 00 Acronyms 00 Notes 00 Index 00

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