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Book review: Exploring the role of narrative and play in young children's development and education
Goncu, Artin, 2005
Early Education and Development, 16(1), 43-47

A review of a discussion of the use of children's narratives in the classroom and ways to interpret children's narratives within a cultural context

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Early care and education for Hispanic children
Cesarone, Bernard, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(3), 174

A review of an examination of “El Comienzo”, a project of the California Child Care Initiative Project initiated in 1990, California’s community based child care and referral agencies attempting to improve the delivery of child care services for young Latino children, the latest phase addressing the improvement of quality of family child care services for Latinos

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[Review of the book America's child care problem: The way out]
Bould, Sally, 2005
Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 36(1), 156-158

An examination of the health care system and health care providers in supporting the child bearing and child rearing needs of families based on a national sample of some 2,000 parents of children up to the age of three about childbirth, access to child health services, and parental preferences

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[Review of the book Child care and inequality: Re-thinking carework for children and youth]
Kimmel, Jean, 2005
Feminist Economics, 11(1), 151-155

A review of an anthology of papers presented at the first annual Carework Network conference in 2000

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[Review of the book Early childhood education: Society and culture]
Regan, Carol, 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 3(3), 325-327

A review of an anthology discussing different social and cultural perspectives regarding research and theories of early childhood education

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[Review of the book Engaging young children in mathematics]
Swaminathan, Sudha, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(3), 172-173

A review of a compilation of the comments, rationalizations, and conclusions of the Conference on Standards for Pre-School and Kindergarten Mathematics Education, whose purpose was to help develop a framework for math standards, curricula, and pedagogy in early childhood education

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[Review of the book Ethics and politics in early childhood education]
Brotherton, Graham, 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 3(3), 332-334

A review of a book discussing the ethical and political dimensions of early childhood education within the context of post-structural theory

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[Review of the book Family day care: International perspectives on policy, practice and quality]
Clare, Ann, 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 3(1), 105-108

A review of an examination of family day care policy and organization, understandings of family day care, and ways in which family day care meets the diverse needs of children and parents in 10 countries in western and central Europe, including Israel, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, with discussions of quality, training, and the role and status of family day care providers

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[Review of the book The Head Start debates]
Fuller, Bruce, 2005
Children and Youth Services Review, 27(5), 573-576

A review of a compilation of essays on Head Start, analyzing the program's goals, effectiveness, and future improvement, with a focus on school readiness, child health, and socioemotional development

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[Review of the book Helping with behaviour in the early years]
Chaplain, Roland, 2005
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 28(3), 330-331

A review of advice for teachers in the management of child behavior and the provision of emotionally literate environments in early education settings

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[Review of the book Many pathways to literacy: Young children learning with siblings, grandparents, peers and communities]
Kerkham, Lyn, April 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 5(1), 79-83

A review of an anthology of studies on children's literacy and language development as it occurs outside the classroom and is influenced by children's communities, families, and peers

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[Review of the book A new deal for children?: Re-forming education and care in England, Scotland and Sweden]
Cockburn, Tom, 2005
Journal of Social Policy, 34(2), 333-334

A review of an investigation of child care policy based on interviews with public agencies, trade unions, voluntary organisations and visits to nine local authorities based on case studies of England, Scotland and Sweden

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[Review of the book New possibilities for early childhood education: Stories from our nontraditional students]
Lawrence, Terri, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(3), 172

A review of an examination of nontraditional learners needs based on stories told by the learners

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[Review of the book Not-so-nuclear families: Class, gender, and networks of care]
Misra, Joya, 2005
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(3), 783-784

A review of a description of qualitative research on the child care networks of four families who represent four different levels of social class

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[Review of the book Putting children first: How low-wage working mothers manage child care]
Rogers-Dillon, Robin, 2005
Contemporary Sociology, 34(6), 627-628

A review of a qualitative study of the child care arrangements of 42 low income single working mothers in New York City, based on interviews and observations collected over three years in the period following passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) OF 1996

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[Review of the book Putting children first: How low-wage working mothers manage child care]
Rudd, Elizabeth, 2005
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(5), 1353-1354

A review of a qualitative study of the child care arrangements of 42 low income single working mothers in New York City, based on interviews and observations collected over three years in the period following passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) OF 1996

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[Review of the book Studying teachers in early childhood settings]
Fleer, Marilyn, 2005
Teaching and Teacher Education, 21(3), 333-341

A review of a collection of writings on research related to the preparation and certification or credentialing of early childhood practitioners, and issues regarding the nature of early childhood practice

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[Review of the book Supporting inclusion in the early years]
Wolfendale, Sheila, January 2005
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75(1), 146

A review of an introduction to principles and practices of inclusive education in the UK

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[Review of the book Time to care: Redesigning child care to promote education, support families, and build communities]
Major, Patricia, 2005
Educational Studies, 38(1), 72-76

A review of an argument in favor of a significant expansion of the actual United States government effort towards child care based on evidence from science and care practice as well as on the experiences of the author, a former Associate Commissioner of the United States Child Care Bureau

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[Review of the book Time to care: Redesigning child care to promote education, support families, and build communities]
Ghysels, Joris, 2005
Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 36(2), 349-350

A review of an argument in favor of a significant expansion of the actual United States government effort towards child care based on evidence from science and care practice as well as on the experiences of the author, a former Associate Commissioner of the United States Child Care Bureau

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[Review of the book We are not babysitters: Family child care providers redefine work and care]
Rauscher, Lauren, 2005
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 67(1), 267-268

Documentation of the experiences of family child-care providers, the most understudied type of all providers based on interviews with 20 family childcare providers of various ethnic and class backgrounds in the state of Washington

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[Review of the book We are not babysitters: Family child care providers redefine work and care]
Rivas, Lynn May, 2005
Social Forces, 83(3), 1296-1298

Documentation of the experiences of family child-care providers, the most understudied type of all providers based on interviews with 20 family childcare providers of various ethnic and class backgrounds in the state of Washington

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[Review of the book What works in schools: Translating research into action]
Jaramillo, Fermin, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(3), 172

A review of a study of nontraditional students in early care and education and their educational needs based on stories told by the students themselves

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