{"product_id":"debating-childhood-and-preschool-bruce-fuller-9780197808535","title":"Debating Childhood and Preschool: A Field Guide to Raising Children, Navigating Pre-K, and Lifting Early Education","description":"Investments in young children--by caregivers, educators, and civic leaders--have grown enormously since the late twentieth century. Alongside this trend, deeply human questions have become hotly debated. How do we best nurture young children? Which adults and what settings best foster the early learning and social vitality of our youngest kids? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eDebating Childhood and Preschool\u003c\/em\u003e tackles these essential issues, clarifying the philosophical divides and examining popular beliefs about child-rearing and early education. Bringing five decades of experience--as parent, teacher, and policy activist--Bruce Fuller unpacks the contested ideological roots of child-rearing and how they surface in preschool. He confronts guiding mythologies, such as \"learning through play\" and \"free pre-K will narrow disparities,\" inviting parents and teachers to question their own assumptions about how we nurture and shape young children. By sharpening philosophical stances and deftly reviewing decades of empirical evidence, Fuller details how families, educators, and policy advocates can fine-tune their essential work in raising the next generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Fuller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197808530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197808535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Bruce Fuller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440585257215,"sku":"9780197808535","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0e9f038-edb2-4e89-ad36-a3068a028712.jpg?v=1777183424","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/debating-childhood-and-preschool-bruce-fuller-9780197808535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}