Brown Publishes Study on Early Childhood Educational Reform

The article, just published in the Journal of research in Childhood Education, examines why early education stakeholders would seek out programmatic reforms that align their programs with the goals and purpose of K-12 education systems.  By examining why early childhood stakeholders were attracted to a reform process and how they saw engaging in it affecting their programs, this article illuminates two central issues that early education stakeholders and policymakers should take into consideration as they continue to align these two fields of education.

Brown, C. P., & Gasko, J. W. (2012).  Why should pre-k be more like elementary school? A case study of pre-k reform.  Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 26, 264-290.