ABSTRACT
Bringing together professionals from sociology, economics, psychology, and family studies, this volume presents papers from a symposium on child care that sought answers to each of the four questions listed in the table of contents. A lead speaker provided an answer, and discussants had a chance to critique the main presentation and set forth their own views. Each session also included a policy person to deal with issues from an applied perspective. The lead papers, review papers, and rejoinders constitute the contents of this volume. Interdisciplinary in scope, it deals with the central issue in a systematic way and attempts to present divergent points of view on each question. As such, it provides the reader with current information and a review of issues intended to provoke new ways of thinking about child care.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
What Are the Factors that Affect the Demand and Supply for Child Care, and What Will be the Demand in the 1990s?
part II|64 pages
What Child-Care Practices and Arrangements Lead to Positive Outcomes for Children? Negative Outcomes for Children?
part III|61 pages
What Are the Consequences of Child-Care Practices and Arrangements for the Well-Being of Parents and Providers?
part IV|48 pages
What Policies Are Necessary to Meet the Need for High-Quality Child Care, and How Can the Policies Be Realized?