The Starting Line
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Description
How can we create high-quality learning environments for children from socially, politically, and economically marginalized groups? How do early childhood programs help to overcome the challenges created by poverty? Seeking to answer these questions, The Starting Line delves into the ups and downs of early education programs serving Latinas/os in Texas, using the state as a window into broader debates about academic opportunity and the changing demographics of the United States.
Immersing readers in the day-to-day activities of Texas’s early childhood education programs, Robert Crosnoe illuminates how significant obstacles can stymie the best intentions. Crosnoe pays particular attention to the complex connections among classrooms, schools, families, and communities, as well as the frequently unfolding interplay of educational philosophies. The result is a story highlighting the promises of early childhood education, the perils faced in attempting to fulfill them, and the degree to which Texas stands at the forefront of some larger movements and lags behind in others.Giving voice to bilingual educators and low-income Latina/o families, this book is a timely exploration of the strengths and needs of what will soon be the largest share of the US child population.Robert Crosnoe is an associate dean of liberal arts and the Rapoport Centennial Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of, most recently, author of Families Now: Diversity, Demography, and Development, coauthor of Debating Early Child Care: The Relationship between Developmental Science and the Media, among others.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: National Issues through a Local Lens
Chapter 1. The Importance of Connections in Early Childhood Education
Chapter 2. Connecting Classrooms to Classrooms
Chapter 3. Connecting Families, Schools, and Communities
Chapter 4. Connecting Academic and Socioemotional Goals
Chapter 5. Connecting Needs and Challenges
Conclusion: The Big Picture
Notes
Works Cited
Index
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Dimensions | 1 × 6 × 9 in |
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