Project Head Start: Models and Strategies for the Twenty-First Century (Source Books on Education) [Paperback]

Ura Jean Oyemade Bailey (Author), Valora Washington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 3, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0815312075 | ISBN-13: 978-0815312079 | Edition: annotated edition

Following in the footsteps of Project Head Start: Past, Present and Future Trends in the Context of Family Needs (Garland, 1987) this new work addresses current and future needs of young children and their families. A bibliography and index are included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Head Start is the nation's largest and oldest comprehensive early childhood intervention, yet it is still widely misunderstood. Project Head Start: Models and Strategies for the Twenty-First Century traces the program's history to build an appreciation of its structure and mission. It explains Head Start's many components in knowledgeable detail and boldly confronts its problems with the clear purpose of finding solutions. The discussion focuses on timely issues surrounding program quality, expansion, a changing constituency, substance abuse among participating families, and the challenge of involving men in program activities. Using professional wisdom and real-life examples, this analysis stands as a tribute to the children, families, and employees of Head Start and an inspiration for all of us who work to make this great program better. -- Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology, Director, Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University
Project Head Start captures the 'soul' of Head Start as never before told; credits the program for its many contributions to the broad field of early childhood education as no other writing has done; and lastly, it challenges the country to build upon and expand this wonderfully successful program. -- Sarah M. Greene, Chief Executive Officer, National Head Start Association
Project Head Start captures the 'soul' of Head Start as never before told; credits the program for its many contributions to the broad field of early childhood education as no other writing has done; and lastly it challenges the country to build upon and expand this wonderfully successful program. -- Sarah M. Greene, Chief Executive Officer, National Head Start Association
Using professional wisdom and real-life examples, Washington's analysis stands as a tribute to the children, families, and employees of Head Start and an inspiration for all of us to work to make this great program better. -- Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology and Director, Rush Center in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University
Well-written, with a clear outline, the book not only provides useful and timely information but focuses on the appropriate issues. An excellent annotated bibliography supplements the text. All levels. -- Choice
Makes interesting and important reading...a good reference text, a fine acquisition for one's professional library, and could be used as a supplement for courses in Sociology of Education, History of Education, and for a course in Early Intervention. -- Research and Reflection: A Journal of Educational Praxis

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; annotated edition edition (December 3, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815312075
• ISBN-13: 978-0815312079
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,236,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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