The Hidden History of Early Childhood Education [Paperback]

The Hidden History of Early Childhood Educationprovides an understandable and manageable exploration of the history of early childhood education in the United States. Covering historical, philosophical, and sociological underpinnings that reach from the 1800s to today, contributors explore groups and topics that have traditionally been marginalized or ignored in early childhood education literature. Chapters include topics such as home-schooling, early childhood education in Japanese-American internment camps, James Jimmy Hymes, the Eisenhower legacy, Constance Kamii, and African-American leaders of the field. This engaging book examines a range of new primary sources to be shared with the field for the first time, including personal narratives, interviews, and letters. The Hidden History of Early Childhood Educationis a valuable resource for every early childhood education scholar, student, and practitioner.

Acknowledgements
 Blythe Farb Hinitz

Contributors

Introduction
 Blythe Farb Hinitz

Part I: Glimpses of Past Practice

Chapter 2: The Light Within:  Glimpses into the Lives and Education of Young Quaker Children (1820-1860)
 Susan Anderson Miller

Chapter 3: A History of Homeschooling and Memories of Kindergarten in 1942-1943
 Judy Williston

Chapter 4: The Internment and Education of Japanese-American Nursery School Children During World War II: Antecedents and Understanding
 Phillip M. Wishon, Margaret B. Shaeffer and Margaret M. Kyger

Chapter 5: A Memoir of an Exemplary Education
 Sue Grossman

Chapter 6: Early Care and Education in the 1950s: The Thorny Path When Public Issues Confront Passionately-Held Beliefs
 Edna Runnels Ranck

Part II: Portraits of Early Childhood Education LealC-