The Hidden History of Head Start

The Hidden History of Head Start

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-400

  Zigler, Edward ^a   Styfco, Sally J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood services; George W. Bush; Head Start; Pre school; President Johnson; US education system

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959984238     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195393767.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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