After more than a century of evolution, early childhood care and education in the United States is in transition. In this frank discussion of the field's purpose, identity, and responsibility, the authors examine the major issues that must be addressed if children are to be given more and better opportunities. They show how adaptive leadership work can unify the field, create openness to new change strategies, generate a shared vision, and build a viable strategy for its achievement.
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“This is a powerful book that has the potential to reinvent the field in ways that have yet to be determined. It should be required reading for all who work in early care and education.”
Josué Cruz, Jr.
, Dean, College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and past president of NAEYC
“They get it! We need a true system of services for young children and their families in America. The authors explain to us why and present options for all of us to consider as we move forward.”
Dick Clifford,
Associate Director, National Center For Early Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Goffin and Washington employ a variety of tactics to help us acknowledge imminent fork-in-the-road options in our field....If we fail to engage in this adaptive work, we will be no better than the elected officials whom we criticize for their partisan stubbornness and refusal to collaborate for the good of the whole.”
Marilyn M. Smith
, Council for Professional Recognition, Washington, DC
“For those whose lives are enmeshed in the realities of the field, this book is on the mark and none too soon. Let’s hope it’s not too late.”
Karen Hill-Scott,
President, Karen Hill-Scott and Company, Culver City, California
“Ready or Not includes guidance and resources that will enable readers to create dialogue and discourse about the new realities in the field. It is a ‘must-read’ for anyone seriously interested in contemporary issues surrounding the profession of early care and education.”
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Ed Greene
, Director, Educational Outreach and International Initiatives, Sesame Workshop, New York
With over 50 years of combined experience, Stacie G. Goffin and Valora Washington are recognized authorities in early care and education. Each has been involved in leading significant change initiatives. Spanning higher education; local, state, and federal government; organizational development; research; and advocacy, their efforts have resulted in change for both policy and practice.
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