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Educating Young Children in WPA Nursery Schools, the first full-length national study of the WPA nursery school program, helps to explain why universal preschool remains an elusive goal. This book argues that program success in operating nursery schools throughout the United States during the Great Depression was an important New Deal achievement. By highlighting the program's strengthsits ideals, its curriculum, and its community outreachthe author offers a blueprint for creating a universal preschool program that benefits both children and their families. This volume uncovers the forgotten perspective of WPA nursery school leaders and highlights the program's innovative curriculum for young children by incorporating both extensive archival research and neglected sources.



Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One, "WPA Nursery Schools as Educational Reform"

Chapter Two, "American Modernism and the WPA Nursery School Curriculum"

Chapter Three, "The WPA Nursery School and the Community"

Chapter Four, "In Time of War"

Chapter Five, "Buried Treasure"

Educating Young Children in WPA Nursery Schools

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
      Published 10 October 2018
      ISBN-13 9780815383840
      978-0815383840
      ISBN-10 0815383843

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Educating Young Children in WPA Nursery Schools, the first full-length national study of the WPA nursery school program, helps to explain why universal preschool remains an elusive goal. This book argues that program success in operating nursery schools throughout the United States during the Great Depression was an important New Deal achievement. By highlighting the program's strengthsits ideals, its curriculum, and its community outreachthe author offers a blueprint for creating a universal preschool program that benefits both children and their families. This volume uncovers the forgotten perspective of WPA nursery school leaders and highlights the program's innovative curriculum for young children by incorporating both extensive archival research and neglected sources.



      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter One, "WPA Nursery Schools as Educational Reform"

      Chapter Two, "American Modernism and the WPA Nursery School Curriculum"

      Chapter Three, "The WPA Nursery School and the Community"

      Chapter Four, "In Time of War"

      Chapter Five, "Buried Treasure"

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