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Author:   Tom Langford
Publisher:   AU Press
Imprint:   AU Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781926836027

ISBN 10:   1926836022
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   01 January 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction: ResearchStrategy, Themes And Scope 2 Early Efforts toOrganize Day Nurseries: 1908-1945 3 The 1960s: CitizenAction, Civil Servants and Municipal Initiatives Lead the Way 4 The 1970s: GovernmentsFund High-Quality Day Cares as Preventive Social Services 5 Years of Turmoil,1979-1982: a New System for Day Care Is Born 6 Corporatized Day Care Comesto Alberta 7 The Worlds of CommercialDay Care 8 Day Care in Question,1984-1999 9 Five Cities SustainModel Child Care in the 1980s 10 Large Cities Abandon Their LighthousePrograms 11 Day Care into the Future: Trends,Patterns and Unresolved Issues Appendix A Supplementary Tables A.1 toA.6 Appendix B List of Taped Interviews References; Notes

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Tom Langford is an associate professor in theDepartment of Sociology at the University of Calgary. His researchfocuses on globalization, labour, and the politics of early learningand child care.

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