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Author:

Boyer, Ernest L.

Title:

Ready to learn : a mandate for the nation / Ernest L. Boyer.

Publisher:

Available from the Princeton University Press,
Available from the Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c1991

Description:

xviii, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Child development--United States.
Early childhood education--United States.
Education--United States--Aims and objectives.
Education and state--United States.
Educational surveys--United States.
Readiness for school--United States.
Child, Preschool--education.
Educational Measurement

Other Authors:

Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-183) and index.

Contents:

Readiness for all -- An agenda for action -- A healthy start -- Empowered parents -- Quality preschool -- A responsive workplace -- Television as teacher -- Neighborhoods for learning -- Connections across the generations -- A committed nation -- Summary of recommendations.

ISBN:

9780931050442
0931050448

OCLC:

(OCoLC)25094444

LCCN:

91046817

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)