TY  - BOOK
AB  - To help educators set goals and design effective policies, early childhood experts Clifford and Crawford provide a concise history of early education and care in the United States and invite readers to consider early schooling in a global perspective. Distinguished scholars from five countries that value early education as an integral part of life-long education--France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Sweden--examine the evolution of early childhood practices in their countries. --from publisher description.
AU  - Clifford, Richard M.
AU  - Crawford, Gisele M.
CN  - LB1139.25
CN  - LB1139.25
CY  - New York :
DA  - c2009.
ID  - 352871
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Early childhood education
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0824/2008032900.html
N2  - To help educators set goals and design effective policies, early childhood experts Clifford and Crawford provide a concise history of early education and care in the United States and invite readers to consider early schooling in a global perspective. Distinguished scholars from five countries that value early education as an integral part of life-long education--France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Sweden--examine the evolution of early childhood practices in their countries. --from publisher description.
PB  - Teachers College Press,
PP  - New York :
PY  - c2009.
SN  - 9780807749319 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SN  - 0807749311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
SN  - 9780807749326 (alk. paper)
SN  - 080774932X (alk. paper)
T1  - Beginning school :U.S. policies in international perspective /
TI  - Beginning school :U.S. policies in international perspective /
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0824/2008032900.html
ER  -