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About the Editors About the Contributors Foreword Hon. James B. Hunt, Jr. Preface Dedication SECTION I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Chapter 1: Children and Their Families: Early Roots Barbara Hanna Wasik and Donna Bryant Chapter 2: Early Childhood Research in a Globalized Society: Accounting for Demographic Shifts and Changes Iheoma U. Iruka SECTION II. THEME A: RACE, ETHNICITY, LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY Chapter 3: African American Boys in Early Childhood: Facing the Challenge of Diversity Oscar Barbarin Chapter 4: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Knowledge Utilization in ECE Linda M. Espinosa and Marlene Zepeda Chapter 5: Programs, Practices, and Policies Affecting Diverse Children and Families Barbara Bowman Chapter 6: Reflections on Race, Ethnicity, Linguistic, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Diversity Natasha Cabrera, Nicole Gardner-Neblett and Iheoma Iruka SECTION III. THEME B: EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION Chapter 7: The Abecedarian Approach to Full Development in Early Childhood Craig T. Ramey Chapter 8: A Long and Winding Road: Using Knowledge to Inform and Improve Early Care and Education Marilou Hyson Chapter 9: Stuck in Place: A Brief History of Early Childhood Education: Policy and Prospects for Expansion Ron Haskins Chapter 10: From Research to Effective Policy and Practice in Early Care and Education: Lessons from Frank Porter Graham's 50 Years of Research W.S. Barnett SECTION IV. THEME C: Children with Disabilities and Their Families Chapter 11: Fifty Years of Research on Children with Disabilities and their Families: From Changing Behaviors to Transforming Lives Judith J. Carta and Patricia Snyder Chapter 12: The Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Workforce: Professional Development Issues and Future Directions Pam Winton Chapter 13: Disability Law and Policy: Core Concepts and the Ethical Principles of Family, Dignity and Community Rud Turnbull Chapter 14: Looking Forward: Research and Practice in Programs for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Their Families Samuel L Odom SECTION V. Fifty Years of Progress and Future Directions Chapter 15: Fifty Years of Progress and Future Directions Barbara Hanna Wasik and Mary Ruth Coleman Index