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EJ409110 PS517592

Title: The Changing Family Context: Implications for the Development of All-Day Kindergartens.
Author(s): Gullo, Dominic F.
Source: Young Children, v45 n4 p35-39 May 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1990

Discusses social and educational forces that are leading to the development of all-day kindergarten. Also considered are the effects of pressures on children, parents, and schools on all-day kindergartens and the constituents of developmentally appropriate practices in kindergarten. (BB)

Descriptors: Children; Curriculum Development; *Educational Needs; Educational Practices; Employed Parents; *Family Structure; *Full Day Half Day Schedules; *Kindergarten; Mothers; Primary Education; Public Education; Social Change; *Social Influences
Identifiers: Academically Oriented Preschool Program; *Developmentally Appropriate Programs; Parent Expectations; *Societal Needs