ED409121 PS025643
Title: Reinventing Early Care and Education: A Vision for a Quality
System.
Author(s): Kagan, Sharon L., Ed.; Cohen, Nancy E., Ed.
Pages: 365
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0-7879-0319-1
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Availability: Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, 350 Sansome Street, Seventh
Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104-1342; phone: 800-956-7739; fax: 800-605-2665
($39.95, plus shipping).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Collected works--General (020)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Connecticut
Journal Announcement: RIENOV1997
Although early
care and education have gained some momentum in recent years, shortfalls
in quality are still pervasive. This book defines the elements of
a high-quality system and suggests strategies for improvement. Frontmatter
includes a preface, editors' and contributors' biographies, and
an introduction entitled "The Changing Context of American
Early Care and Education" (Sharon L. Kagan and others). The
first part of the book, "Quality Programs: The Case for an
Expanded Definition," contains four chapters: (1) "Parents'
Perspectives on Quality in Early Care and Education" (Mary
Larner); (2) "Reframing the Quality Issue" (Deborah Phillips);
(3) "International Approaches to Defining Quality" (Jennifer
Bush and Deborah Phillips); and (4) "Multicultural Perspectives
on Quality" (Nancy E. Cohen and Delia Pompa).
The second part, "The Infrastructure: The Case for a Quality
System," contains six chapters: (1) "Licensing: Lessons
from Other Occupations" (Anne Mitchell); (2) "Training
and Professional Development: International Approaches" (Eliza
Pritchard); (3) "Regulation: Alternative Approaches from Other
Fields" (Katherine L. Scurria); (4) "Governance: Child
Care, Federalism, and Public Policy" (William T. Gormley, Jr.);
(5) "Funding and Financing: Moving toward a More Universal
System" (Martin H. Gerry); and (6) "Quality Infrastructure
for Family Child Care" (Shelby M. Miller). The third part,
"Implementing Change," contains five chapters: (1) "Media
and Mass Communications Strategies" (Kathy Bonk and Meredith
Wiley); (2) "Citizen Participation: Transforming Access into
Influence" (Christopher Howard); (3) "Organizing Communities
and Constituents for Change" (Ernesto Cortes, Jr.); (4) "Understanding
the Complexities of Educational Change" (Ann Lieberman and
others); and (5) "The Synchrony of Stakeholders: Lessons from
the Disabilities Rights Movement" (H. Rutherford Turnbull and
Ann P. Turnbull). The fourth part, "Creating a Quality Early
Care and Education System," contains two chapters: (1) "A
Vision for a Quality Early Care and Education System" (Sharon
L. Kagan and Nancy E. Cohen); and (2) "Getting from Here to
There: The Process and the Players" (Nancy E. Cohen and Sharon
L. Kagan). Each chapter contains references. (LPP)
Descriptors: Certification; *Change Strategies; Citizen Participation;
Community Action; *Day Care; *Early Childhood Education; *Educational
Change; *Educational Improvement; *Educational Quality; Family Day
Care; Finance Reform; Financial Support; Governance; Government
Role; Parent Attitudes; Professional Development; Professional Training;
Public Policy
Identifiers: Day Care Quality; *Quality of Care
