wyszukanych pozycji: 19
Head Start: The Inside Story of America's Most Successful Educational Experiment
ISBN: 9780465028856 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Zigler, who has been a consultant to every administration since he helped found Head Start in the sixties, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the program's rocky course, from its beginnings as "Project Rush-Rush" to today.
Zigler, who has been a consultant to every administration since he helped found Head Start in the sixties, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the pr...
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117,54 zł |
Day Care: Scientific and Social Policy Issues
ISBN: 9780865690981 / Angielski / Twarda / 1981 / 534 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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164,12 zł |
Head Start and Beyond: A National Plan for Extended Childhood Intervention
ISBN: 9780300063189 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For almost thirty years, the U.S. government has funded education programs to help disadvantaged children succeed in school. In this important new book, Edward Zigler, one of the leading figures in this effort, and his associates evaluate the three existing programs (Head Start, Follow Through, and Chapter 1), Senator Edward Kennedy describes the newly created Head Start Transition Project, and the authors propose a bold plan to redirect and consolidate the programs in order to achieve a coherent, comprehensive policy for the nation's impoverished young children.
The authors conclude that... For almost thirty years, the U.S. government has funded education programs to help disadvantaged children succeed in school. In this important new boo...
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136,95 zł |
Children, Families, and Government: Preparing for the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780521589406 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This important text analyzes the relationship between child development research and the design and implementation of social policy concerning children and families. The editors have compiled contributions from leading experts in the fields of developmental psychology, psychiatry, public health, business, political science, and education. By so doing, they present a multidisciplinary account of the controversies and challenges that have emerged in the field of child development and social policy, and an analysis of recent changes in our national ethos toward children and families.
This important text analyzes the relationship between child development research and the design and implementation of social policy concerning childre...
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213,03 zł |
Tragedy of Child Care in America
ISBN: 9780300172119 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Why the United States has failed to establish a comprehensive high-quality child care program is the question at the center of this book. Edward Zigler has been intimately involved in this issue since the 1970s, and here he presents a firsthand history of the policy making and politics surrounding this important debate. Good-quality child care supports cognitive, social, and emotional development, school readiness, and academic achievement. This book examines the history of child care policy since 1969, including the inside story of America's one great attempt to create a comprehensive... Why the United States has failed to establish a comprehensive high-quality child care program is the question at the center of this book. Edward Zi... |
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255,73 zł |
Success in Early Intervention: The Chicago Child-Parent Centers
ISBN: 9780803245426 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. This book is a valuable source of information on the long-term effects of early intervention programs on the education of children living in economically disadvantaged areas and in other contexts. Early intervention programs such as Head Start enjoy popular and legislative support, but until now, policymakers and practitioners have lacked hard data on the long-term consequences of such locally and federally mandated efforts.
Success in Early Intervention focuses on the Child-Parent Center (CPC) program in Chicago, the second oldest (after Head Start) federally funded early childhood... This book is a valuable source of information on the long-term effects of early intervention programs on the education of children living in economica...
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131,24 zł |
Child Care Choices
ISBN: 9781416573333 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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84,63 zł |
Early Education and Psychological Development
ISBN: 9780300039191 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Barbara Biber, a seminal figure in twentieth-century education, here presents a selection of her writings on developmental and educational psychology over a forty-year period. Each of the older articles is introduced by a brief personal note placing it in context and is followed by a new essay that highlights its continuing relevance and surveys pertinent thinking in the intervening years.
"No other volume in the literature of early education brings together the reflections of an outstanding leader as they have developed over a period that is almost equivalent to the history of the... Barbara Biber, a seminal figure in twentieth-century education, here presents a selection of her writings on developmental and educational psychology ...
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267,60 zł |
A Vision for Universal Preschool Education
ISBN: 9780521848541 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Decades of research point to the need for a universal preschool education program in the U.S. to help give our nation's children a sound cognitive and social foundation on which to build future educational and life successes. In addition to enhanced school readiness and improved academic performance, participation in high quality preschool programs has been linked with reductions in grade retentions and school drop out rates, and cost savings associated with a diminished need for remedial educational services and justice services. This 2006 book brings together nationally renowned experts...
Decades of research point to the need for a universal preschool education program in the U.S. to help give our nation's children a sound cognitive and...
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222,94 zł |
The Hidden History of Head Start
ISBN: 9780195393767 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Currently enrolling approximately 900,000 poor children each year, Head Start has served 25 million children and their families since it was established 44 years ago. Presidents and policymakers have embraced and scorned it. At times scientists have misguided it and the media has misunderstood it. Despite its longevity and renown, much of Head Start's story has never been disclosed to the general public. The Hidden History of Head Start is a detailed account of this remarkable program. Surveying projects that were forerunners of Head Start, its birth during the Johnson...
Currently enrolling approximately 900,000 poor children each year, Head Start has served 25 million children and their families since it was establish...
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291,86 zł |
Inspiring Greatness in Education: A School of the 21st Century Model at the Independence School District
ISBN: 9780199897841 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. One of the major domestic policy issues of our time is whether our nation can provide a more effective educational experience for our children. Economists have stressed that the quality of our educational system eventually defines the ability of our workforce, which in turn affects our competitive position in the world market. This issue has earned increasing attention in light of recent reports that students in many nations perform at higher levels of educational competence than children in America's schools. Inspiring Greatness in Education describes the 21st Century Schools...
One of the major domestic policy issues of our time is whether our nation can provide a more effective educational experience for our children. Econom...
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195,80 zł |
A Vision for Universal Preschool Education
ISBN: 9780521612999 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Decades of research point to the need for a universal preschool education program in the U.S. to help give our nation's children a sound cognitive and social foundation on which to build future educational and life successes. In addition to enhanced school readiness and improved academic performance, participation in high quality preschool programs has been linked with reductions in grade retentions and school drop out rates, and cost savings associated with a diminished need for remedial educational services and justice services. This 2006 book brings together nationally renowned experts...
Decades of research point to the need for a universal preschool education program in the U.S. to help give our nation's children a sound cognitive and...
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193,35 zł |
Personality Development in Individuals with Mental Retardation
ISBN: 9780521639637 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. By consolidating forty years of Zigler's research with the work of other major researchers in the field of personality, this book provides a single resource for students, researchers, and professionals working in the field of mental retardation. The basic focus is that although cognitive impairment is a defining feature, personality, emotions, and motivation play a significant role in the behavior of individuals with mental retardation. The comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and practical considerations provided in this book has relevance in identifying, educating, and...
By consolidating forty years of Zigler's research with the work of other major researchers in the field of personality, this book provides a single re...
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158,88 zł |
The First Three Years & Beyond: Brain Development and Social Policy
ISBN: 9780300103083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Essential reading for parents and social policymakers, this book draws on the latest brain research and social science findings to offer important advice on infant and toddler care.
"This book offers policymakers essential information about child development and the need for a continuum of supports to both children and their families. I highly recommend it for all concerned about the healthy development of our children."--Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund "A masterfully woven tapestry of early childhood policy and science. Ed Zigler and... Essential reading for parents and social policymakers, this book draws on the latest brain research and social science finding...
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267,60 zł |
Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation
ISBN: 9780521467575 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with nonretarded children to several types of retarded individuals. It defines the developmental approach and explores theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations. Problems involving similar sequences of development, cross-domain relations, the environment, and motivation are all discussed, as is the importance of separating the various etiological groups for research and intervention purposes. This book will be...
Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approa...
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222,88 zł |
Understanding Mental Retardation
ISBN: 9780521318785 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Understanding Mental Retardation constitutes a guide to research and theory for specialists and students alike. Throughout, Edward Zigler and Robert M. Hodapp draw on our knowledge of normal development to inform their discussion of various aspects of retardation. Two introductory chapters provide the developmental framework for this discussion. Topics addressed include issues of definition, classification, and prevalence; motivation and personality factors; intervention in the lives of organically and so-called familial retarded persons; the possibility of 'miracle cures'; and the problems...
Understanding Mental Retardation constitutes a guide to research and theory for specialists and students alike. Throughout, Edward Zigler and Robert M...
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193,35 zł |
Personality Development in Individuals with Mental Retardation
ISBN: 9780521630481 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. By consolidating forty years of Zigler's research with the work of other major researchers in the field of personality, this book provides a single resource for students, researchers, and professionals working in the field of mental retardation. The basic focus is that although cognitive impairment is a defining feature, personality, emotions, and motivation play a significant role in the behavior of individuals with mental retardation. The comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and practical considerations provided in this book has relevance in identifying, educating, and...
By consolidating forty years of Zigler's research with the work of other major researchers in the field of personality, this book provides a single re...
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498,65 zł |
Children, Families, and Government: Preparing for the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780521481953 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This important text analyzes the relationship between child development research and the design and implementation of social policy concerning children and families. The editors have compiled contributions from leading experts in the fields of developmental psychology, psychiatry, public health, business, political science, and education. By so doing, they present a multidisciplinary account of the controversies and challenges that have emerged in the field of child development and social policy, and an analysis of recent changes in our national ethos toward children and families.
This important text analyzes the relationship between child development research and the design and implementation of social policy concerning childre...
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621,74 zł |
Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation
ISBN: 9780521346191 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with nonretarded children to several types of retarded individuals. It defines the developmental approach and explores theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations. Problems involving similar sequences of development, cross-domain relations, the environment, and motivation are all discussed, as is the importance of separating the various etiological groups for research and intervention purposes. This book will be...
Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approa...
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528,18 zł |