Public Factors That Contribute to  School Readiness

dc.creator	Diane Edwards
dc.date	1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:19:21Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:19:21Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/be7be5d11bb54cc0a2bb3fd798073ce6
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19703
dc.description	Noting that school readiness-the preparedness of children to learn what is taught in schools-is the cornerstone of today's education reform, this article presents a brief overview of the key public factors that contribute to school readiness. These factors include both historical and contemporary American views of early learning as reflected by government funding, early learning and teacher education field practices, professionalization of early childhood teachers and improvement of education departments, and public policy as manifested by teacher certification and accountability. The article suggests that with the hindsight gained from historical knowledge and a clear understanding of the factors that contribute to school readiness, we are better equipped to make the first goal of today's educational reform a reality-that all children in America start school ready to learn.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Educati
dc.relation	http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n2/edwards.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 1, Iss 2 (1999)
dc.subject	Early Childhood Education
dc.subject	Government Role
dc.subject	Preservice Teacher Education
dc.subject	School Readiness
dc.subject	Teacher Certification
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Public Factors That Contribute to School Readiness
dc.type	article