Head Start: The Inside Story of America's Most Successful Educational Experiment
Zigler, who has been a consultant to every administration since he helped found Head Start in the sixties, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the program’s rocky course, from its beginnings as “Project Rush-Rush” to today.
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"Zigler, who has been a consultant to every administration since he helped found Head Start in the sixties, tells the behind-the-scenes story of the program’s rocky course, from its beginnings as “Pr" Publishers Weekly Yale psychology professor Zigler (Child Care Choices) was one of the creators of Head Start, perhaps the only War on Poverty program to still claim support from both ends of the political spectrum; Muenchow, executive director of the Florida Children's Forum, has written extensively about Head Start and other early childhood programs. Their informative, enjoyable and moving history provides a look at the politics of policymaking, and it highlights various theories of early childhood education that helped shape Head Start even in the midst of fiscal and political constraints. Zigler describes his occasionally traumatic political education as the first director of the Office of Child Development under President Nixon; Muenchow contributes interviews and findings from Head Start field research. Presidents from Johnson to Bush make appearances, as do Sargent Shriver, Walter Mondale, Daniel P. Moynihan, Marian Wright Edelman and Cap Weinberger. Educators, public policy students, children's rights advocates and parents will appreciate this clear and important book. (Nov.)
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1High Hopes1Ch. 2Miracle Workers28Ch. 3On the Defensive56Ch. 4My First Crisis76Ch. 5Maximum Feasible Parent Participation99Ch. 6Head Start Meets Child Care123Ch. 7Keeping the Experiment Alive150Ch. 8The Carter Surprise171Ch. 9Surviving the Reagan Years191Ch. 10Head Start: The Next Generation211Notes247Index265
\ Publishers Weekly\ - Publisher's Weekly\ Yale psychology professor Zigler (Child Care Choices) was one of the creators of Head Start, perhaps the only War on Poverty program to still claim support from both ends of the political spectrum; Muenchow, executive director of the Florida Children's Forum, has written extensively about Head Start and other early childhood programs. Their informative, enjoyable and moving history provides a look at the politics of policymaking, and it highlights various theories of early childhood education that helped shape Head Start even in the midst of fiscal and political constraints. Zigler describes his occasionally traumatic political education as the first director of the Office of Child Development under President Nixon; Muenchow contributes interviews and findings from Head Start field research. Presidents from Johnson to Bush make appearances, as do Sargent Shriver, Walter Mondale, Daniel P. Moynihan, Marian Wright Edelman and Cap Weinberger. Educators, public policy students, children's rights advocates and parents will appreciate this clear and important book. (Nov.)\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalAs one of its earliest champions, Zigler has been intimately involved with Head Start throughout its 27-year history. Aided by Muenchow, executive director of Florida Children's Forum, he details the national politics of this educational program from Lyndon Johnson to George Bush. He dispassionately acknowledges the many critics and challenges the program faced, such as the much-quoted Coleman report ( Equality of Educational Opportunity , U.S. Office of Education, 1966) and the Nixon administration's attempt to eliminate it altogether. Why, then, would Head Start ultimately become the nation's most successful educational and social experiment? Zigler credits its success to its comprehensive health and family support services, its ``two-generational assault on poverty.'' Asserting that Head Start should now be recognized as a full partner in Welfare Reform, he proposes an expanded program for the future. As child care still remains a massive problem in the United States, the report and its recommendations deserve serious consideration by all segments of society. Extensive notes on original source material are included. For all education and social sciences collections.-- Arla Lindgren, St. John's Univ., Queens, N.Y.\ \ \ BooknewsWeaves together Zigler's personal experiences as a founder and a shaper of Head Start's development with Muenchow's historical and field research, including interviews of some 200 persons associated with Head Start, to tell the story of Head Start and to offer recommendations for its future. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
