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EJ633948 TM523712
Title: The Child-Care and Preschool Workforce: Demographics, Earnings, and Unequal Distribution.
Author(s): Fuller, Bruce; Strath, Annelie
Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v23 n1 p37-55 Spr 2001
Publication Date: 2001
ISSN: 0162-3737
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR2002
Used data from the 1990 household Census to determine features of the early education workforce nationwide. Teachers and other staff in preschools and centers reported low wages. Reports other characteristics of this work force and discusses the usefulness of 2000 Census data to assess inequalities in the supply and quality of early education organizations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures; *Child Care Occupations; *Day Care; Demography; Income; Preschool Education; *Preschool Teachers; Research Methodology; School Personnel; *Teacher Salaries
