Standardized Childhood: The Political and Cultural Struggle Over Early Education

by Bruce Fuller

Book Overview

A array of childcare and preschool options blossomed in the 1970s as the feminist movement spurred mothers into careers and community organizations nurtured new programs. Now a small circle of activists aims to bring more order to childhood, seeking to create a more standard, state-run preschool system. For young children already facing the rigors of play dates and harried parents juggling the strains of work and family, government is moving in to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804761027
• ISBN13: 9780804761024
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"