Debate Over Child Care, 1969-1990 - A Sociohistorical Analysis

The Debate Over Child Care: 1969-1990 offers a new perspective on the pervading problem of providing child care services in the United States. The author traces the contemporary debate over the sponsorship of child care services and compares this to the past debate over the sponsorship of kindergartens during the Progressive Era. Klein compares the function of child care across societal sectors, and points out that turf fighting and imbedded ideological differences have prohibited the development of a proactive social policy for providing needed child care services. She analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of five different sponsors: the public schools, the church, private enterprise, non-profit organizations, and corporations. Past and present federal legislation is discussed in relation to the divisive issue of sponsorship.

About the author

Abbie Gordon Klein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at John Carroll University and earned her Ph.D. in Social Welfare.

Product details

• Authors: Abbie Gordon Klein
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1992
• EAN: 9780791409756
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-0975-6
• No. of pages: 450
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 780 g
• Series: Suny Series in Buddhist Studie; Suny Series in Buddhist Studie; Suny Series, Issues in Child C
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education