Schools Of The 21st Century: Linking Child Care And Education

by Matia Finn-stevenson, Edward Zigler

Overview

This book lays out a bold but thoughtful vision of the role and scope of schools in the new millennium. It discusses efforts to link child care and education, as exemplified by the Schools of the 21st Century program, and also discusses the changes in family life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367317874
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Matia Finn-Stevenson, a research scientist at Yale, is director of the School of the 21st Century and associate director of the Bush centre in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University, where Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology, is director. Zigler and Finn-Stevenson also coauthored Children in a Changing World: Development and Social Issues (1993).

Table of Contents

The Realities of Family Life — Remaking Schools to Fit Families' Needs — Linking Child Care and Education: The Research Base — Schools' Role in the Provision of Nonacademic Support Services: The Debate — Implementation — Program Funding — Evaluation — What's Ahead

Editorial Reviews

Argues that the federal government alone cannot address the need for childcare and family support services that, like education, should be addressed locally. Presents the Schools of the 21st Century program as an example of how schools can provide child care outreach services, home visitations, and health and nutrition services, in addition to education. Finn-Stevenson is director of the School of the 21st Century program, and associated director of the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University. Zigler is director of the Bush Center. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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