Compare and contrast the policies and programs of preschool and early childhood education in the United States with other developed nations.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. ECEC early childhood education and care
2. Head Start: The federally funded preschool program for low-income children and their families.
3. Access to ECEC is a statutory right in all countries except the United States.
4. In most of the 12 countries reviewed, the government pays the largest share of the costs, with parents covering only 25-30 percent; in the United States parents pay 60-80 percent.
5. Feature box: Raising my Child in France
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a. focusing on values that everyone shares. b. being openly political. c. promoting the status quo. d. ignoring factors like class.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
In planning, a problem statement is translated into a hypothesis and a hypothesis is translated into goals and objectives.
A(n) __________ family is one where both spouses are in the labor force.
A) dual-earning B) autonomous C) household D) blended
Even though the media coverage would have you think otherwise, __________
A) more people work in rural areas than in central cities B) people in rural America are just as involved in illicit drugs as their urban counterparts C) most people in rural areas have greater access to public transportation than do residents of central cities D) eighth graders in rural America are less likely to use cocaine and alcohol than their urban counterparts