| Title: | From Early Child Development to Human Development: Investing in Our Children's Future |
| Authors: | Mary Eming Young, Editor |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Publisher: | [S.l.] : World Bank Publications, 2002 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-8213-5050-8 |
| Size: | Paperback |
| General note: | xii,406 p. |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | 305.231 |
| Keywords: | Child development, Human development, Health education, Childhood, Private sector |
| Contents note: |
Table of Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mary Eming Young I. The Benefits of Investing in Young Children Chapter 2 Early Child Development and The brain—the Base for Health, Learning, and Behavior Throughout Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 J. Fraser Mustard Chapter 3 From Child Development to Human Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Jacques van der Gaag II. Measuring the Early Opportunity Gap Chapter 4 Standards of Care: Investments to Improve Children’s Educational Outcomes in Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 J. Douglas Willms Chapter 5 Ensuring a Fair Start for All Children: The Case of Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Mary Eming Young III. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Early Childhood Programs Chapter 6 Investing in Effective Childcare and Education: Lessons from Research . . . . . . . 145 John M. Love, Peter Z. Schochet, and Alicia L. Meckstroth iii ? Chapter 7 Mapping and Documenting Effective Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Judith L. Evans Chapter 8 Effective Early Childhood Programs: The U.S. Head Start Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Louisa B. Tarullo Chapter 9 Elements of Quality in Home Visiting Programs: Three Jamaican Models . . . . . . . . . . 233 Kerida Scott-McDonald IV. The Private Sector’s Influence on the Public Sector Chapter 10 Role of the Private Sector in Early Child Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Robert G. Myers Chapter 11 Communities Can Make a Difference: Five Cases Across Continents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Simone Kirpal V. Investing in the Future: Action and Policy Chapter 12 Narrowing the Gap for Poor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Enrique V. Iglesias and Donna E. Shalala Chapter 13 The Political Challenge: Commitment and Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Eduardo A. Doryan, Kul C. Gautam, and William H. Foege Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 |
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