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Establishes the power of early care and education to change children's lives, particularly children in poverty.

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9780791436196

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I am impressed by several features of this book. First and foremost is the impeccable scholarship. Barnett and Boocock have brought together the work of a number of first-class scholars from a variety of disciplines who have thought deeply about the problem of educating disadvantaged young children. -- Barry M. Franklin, University of Michigan-Flint

"""I am impressed by several features of this book. First and foremost is the impeccable scholarship. Barnett and Boocock have brought together the work of a number of first-class scholars from a variety of disciplines who have thought deeply about the problem of educating disadvantaged young children."" -- Barry M. Franklin, University of Michigan-Flint"

Author Information

At Rutgers University's Graduate School of Education, W. Steven Barnett is Professor of Economics and Policy. Barnett has written and collaborated on several books, including Lives in the Balance: Age-27 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program. Sarane Spence Boocock is Professor of Sociology. Boocock has published many other works, including An Introduction to the Sociology of Learning and Turning Points: Historical and Sociological Essays on the Family.

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