ABSTRACT
This book takes the reader inside the workings of Head Start, drawing attention to the inequalities in power, knowledge, and material resources that exist in the United States. It traces the dialectical relationship between the thoughts and actions of staff members and parents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter 2|34 pages
Head Start’s Philosophy and Framework
An Overview of Ideology, Politics, and Promises
chapter Chapter 4|46 pages
Some Parents Are Better Than Others
The Politics of Class, Race, and Gender in Head Start
chapter Chapter 6|31 pages
Defining “Appropriate Behavior”
Power and Control Issues in Parent and Staff Relations
chapter Chapter 7|31 pages
Coming Together and Coming Apart
Accommodation, Resistance, and the Reproduction of Power
chapter Chapter 8|22 pages
Metaphors of Separation and Community
Implications of Micropolitics in Programs
