[Review of the book Beginning literacy with language: Young children learning at home and school]
Linebarger, Deborah L., 2001
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 21(3), 188-191
A review of an edited text with multiple authors reporting on research regarding the relationship between early interactions and children's language and literacy skills, as part of the Home School Study of Language and Literacy Development
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[Review of the book Championing child care]
Gelb, Joyce, 2001
The American Political Science Review, 96(4), 822-823
A review of a description of the history of child care policymaking within the United States from 1971 to 2000
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[Review of the book Children's interests/mothers' rights: The shaping of America's child care policy]
Cochi Ficano, Carlena K., 2001
Contemporary Sociology, 30(2), 192-193
A review of a history of child care policy in the United States in the twentieth century, aimed at specialists in social welfare history and social policy
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[Review of the book Early childhood educational research: Issues in methodology and ethics]
Bailey, Richard, September 2001
British Journal of Educational Studies, 49(3), 373-374
A review of a resource for early childhood education researchers describing changing research methods and practices, several current case studies, and policy, practice, and perspectives that affect educational research
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[Review of the book Early years care and education in Europe]
Wolfendale, Sheila, 2001
Child: Care, Health and Development, 27(4), 380
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[Review of the book Handbook of early literacy research]
O'Callaghan, Catherine, 03 October, 2001
Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews,
A review of a comprehensive collection of discussions on developments in the field of early literacy
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[Review of the book Landscapes in early childhood education: Cross-national perspectives on empowerment: A guide for the new millennium]
Hall, Kathy, September 2001
British Journal of Educational Studies, 49(3), 353-354
A review of an analytical framework for examining global issues in early childhood education which focuses on political and policy issues and professional and curriculum development
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[Review of the book Literacy learning in the early years]
Martens, Prisca, December 2001
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 1(3), 326-328
A summary of an inquiry into the effectiveness of a sociocultural approach to early literacy learning, with a focus on the importance of play in children's acquisition of emergent literacy skills, the use of information and communication technologies, and methods of introduction to early literacy learning
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[Review of the book Men in the nursery: Gender and caring work]
Walford, Geoffrey, June 2001
British Journal of Educational Studies, 49(2), 231-232
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[Review of the book The politics of daycare in Britain]
McCarthy, Gregory, 2001
The American Political Science Review, 96(4), 863-864
A review of a historical analysis, from a feminist perspective, of the intersection of politics and child care issues in Britain from the 1940s through the 1990s
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[Review of the book Reframing the early childhood curriculum: Educational imperatives for the future]
Moyles, Janet, June 2001
British Journal of Educational Studies, 49(2), 226-228
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[Review of the book The transition to kindergarten]
Howe, Nina, 2001
Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 8(4), 83-85
A review of a book covering a wide range of issues surrounding transition to kindergarten derived from “The Transition to Kindergarten: A Synthesis Conference” held a the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1998
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