Spring 2000

Research & Practice

The Missing Support Infrastructure in Early Childhood
J. Gallagher & R. Clifford

Home-Community Visits during an Era of Reform (1870-1920)
Navaz Peshotan Bhavnagri & Sue Krolikowski

Observations & Reflections

Comparisons in Early Years Education: History, Fact, and Fiction
Mary Jane Drummond

Special Section on the Project Approach

Introduction
Lilian Katz

Dynamic Aims: The Use of Long-Term Projects in Early Childhood Classrooms in Light of Dewey' s Educational Philosophy
Michael Glassman & Kimberlee Whaley

The Project Approach: Meeting the State Standards
Dot Schuler

Linking Standards and Engaged Learning in the Early Years
Judy Harris Helm & Gaye Gronlund

Continuity and Purpose in the Design of Meaningful Project Work
Amy McAninch

Implementing the Project Approach in Part-time Early Childhood Education Programs
Sallee Beneke

Features

Policy Issues in Early Care and Education:
Recent Citations from the ERIC Database

New at ERIC/EECE

Lilian G. Katz, Editor
Dianne Rothenberg, Associate Editor

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