The Erosion of Childhood

Valerie Polakow

ISBN 10: 0226780058 / ISBN 13: 9780226780054

Published by The University of Chicago Press, 1992

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How can child care be structured to protect both the interests of children and the rights of women? Must children suffer the "loss" of their childhood through institutional care? Polakow uses her observations of pre-school centers including profit-run, federally funded, community, and Montessori institutions to open the "windows of daycare." Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288. . 1992. 2 Rev ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780226780054

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Title: The Erosion of Childhood

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

How can child care be structured to protect both the interests of children and the rights of women? Must children suffer the "loss" of their childhood through institutional care? Polakow uses her observations of pre-school centers—including profit-run, federally funded, community, and Montessori institutions—to open the "windows of daycare."