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EJ402845 PS516896

Title: Changes in Kindergarten: Why Here? Why Now?
Author(s): Walsh, Daniel J.
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v4 n3 p377-91 Sep 1989
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1990

Identifies and analyzes policy trends in Virginia kindergartens. Trends discussed are: the school-entry age is being raised; two new grade levels are being introduced (prior to first grade); children are flunking kindergarten at a rapidly increasing rate; the use of screening tests for entry into kindergarten is becoming common; and the kindergarten curriculum is becoming narrowly academic. (RJC)

Descriptors: *Educational Policy; Educational Principles; Elementary Education; *Elementary School Curriculum; *Kindergarten; *Trend Analysis
Identifiers: Policy Analysis; *Virginia

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