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This bibliography was compiled in conjunction with the 2nd Dr. Lee Sing Kong Professorship in Early Childhood Education (19-23 February 2024). Access to licensed resources is only available to NIE staff and students.
Prof Sharon Lynn Kagan is the Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy and Co-Director of the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Professor Adjunct at Yale University’s Child Study Center.
On 21 February 2024, Prof Kagan delivered an insightful public lecture titled 'Creating Opportunities for Young Children: A Story of Continuity and Change' at Alliance Française de Singapour. In the lecture, Prof Kagan discussed the roles of families, early childhood educators, and policy-makers in helping children navigate the various challenges that they may face in a fast-changing world.
Prof Kagan also conducted an NIE seminar titled 'Early Childhood Education Around the Globe: Learning and Sharing with Other Countries.' The seminar delved deep into the factors that contributed to an effective early childhood education system based on research findings from six societies.
More about Prof Kagan: https://policyforchildren.org/the-center/our-leadership/sharon-lynn-kagan-ed-d/
See also: Honouring a legacy: The Lee Sing Kong Professorship In Early Childhood
Farrell, A., Kagan, S. L., & Tisdall, E. K. M. (Eds.). (2016). The Sage handbook of early childhood research. Sage.
Kagan, S. L. (1990). Excellence in early childhood education: Defining characteristics and next-decade strategies. Department of Education, United States of American.
Kagan, S. L. (Ed.). (2018). Early childhood systems that lead by example: A comparative focus on international early childhood education. Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L., & Bowman, B. T. (Eds.). (1997). Leadership in early care and education. National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Kagan, S. L., & Cohen, N. E. (Eds.). (1996). Reinventing early care and education: A vision for a quality system. Jossey-Bass.
Kagan, S. L., Kauerz, K., & Tarrant, K. (2008). The early care and education teaching workforce at the fulcrum: An agenda for reform. Teachers College Press.
Kagan, S. L., & Landsberg, E. (Eds.). (2019). Building systems that work for young children: International insights from innovative early childhood systems. Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L., Moore, E., & Bredekamp, S. (Eds.). (1995). Reconsidering children's early development and learning: Toward common views and vocabulary. National Education Goals Panel.
Kagan, S. L., & Tarrant, K. (Eds.). (2010). Transitions for young children: Creating connections across early childhood systems. Paul H. Brooks Publishing.
Kagan, S. L., & Zigler, E. F. (Eds.). (1987). Early schooling: The national debate. Yale University Press.
Bowman, B. T., & Kagan, S. L. (1997). Moving the leadership agenda. In S. L. Kagan & B. T. Bowman (Eds.), Leadership in early care and education (pp. 157-160). National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Cohen, N. E., & Kagan, S. L. (1996). Getting from here to there: The process and the players. In S. L. Kagan & N. E. Cohen (Eds.), Reinventing early care and education: A vision for a quality system (pp. 333-347). Jossey-Bass.
Farrell, A., Kagan, S. L., & Tisdall, E. K. M. (2016). Early childhood research: An expanding field. In A. Farrell, S. L. Kagan, & E. K. M. Tisdall (Eds.), The Sage handbook of early childhood research (pp. 1-11). Sage.
Kagan, S. L. (1987). Early schooling: On what grounds? In S. L. Kagan & E. F. Zigler (Eds.), Early schooling: The national debate (pp. 3-23). Yale University Press.
Kagan, S. L. (2010). Seeing transition through a new prism: Pedagogical, programmatic, and policy alignment. In S. L. Kagan & K. Tarrant (Eds.), Transitions for young children: Creating connections across early childhood systems (pp. 3-17). Paul H. Brooks Publishing.
Kagan, S. L. (2017). Foreword: More than a program: A binocular view of prekindergarten as an elixir for early childhood reform. In B. Wilinski (Ed.), When pre-k comes to school: Policy, partnerships and the early childhood education workforce (pp. vii-ix). Teachers College Press.
Kagan, S. L. (2018). Changing the narratives. In S. L. Kagan (Ed.), Early childhood systems that lead by example: A comparative focus on international early childhood education (pp. 1-18). Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L. (2019). The quest for social strategy. In S. L. Kagan & E. Landsberg (Eds.), Building systems that work for young children: International insights from innovative early childhood systems (pp. 1-19). Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L. (2019). Lessons and speculations. In S. L. Kagan & E. Landsberg (Eds.), Building systems that work for young children: International insights from innovative early childhood systems (pp. 215-232). Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L., Araujo, M. C., Jaimovich, A., & Aguayo, Y. C. (2016). Understanding systems theory and thinking: Early childhood education in Latin America and the Caribbean. In A. Farrell, S. L. Kagan, & E. K. M. Tisdall (Eds.), The Sage handbook of early childhood research (pp. 163-184). Sage.
Kagan, S. L., & Bowman, B. T. (1997). Leadership in early care and education: Issues and challenges. In S. L. Kagan & B. T. Bowman (Eds.), Leadership in early care and education (pp. 3-8). National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Kagan, S. L., & Cohen, N. E. (1996). A vision for a quality early care and education system. In S. L. Kagan & N. E. Cohen (Eds.), Reinventing early care and education: A vision for a quality system (pp. 309-332). Jossey-Bass.
Kagan, S. L., Cohen, N. E., & Neuman, M. J. (1996). Introduction: The changing context of American early care and education. In S. L. Kagan & N. E. Cohen (Eds.), Reinventing early care and education: A vision for a quality system (pp. 1-18). Jossey-Bass.
Kagan, S. L., & Kauerz, K. (2010). Governance and transition. In S. L. Kagan & K. Tarrant (Eds.), Transitions for young children: Creating connections across early childhood systems (pp. 243-265). Paul H. Brooks Publishing.
Kagan, S. L., & Landsberg, E. (2018). Acting on new narratives. In S. L. Kagan (Ed.), Early childhood systems that lead by example: A comparative focus on international early childhood education (pp. 182-205). Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L., Landsberg, E., Bull, R., & Roth, J. (2019). Comprehensive services, funding, and governance. In S. L. Kagan & E. Landsberg (Eds.), Building systems that work for young children: International insights from innovative early childhood systems (pp. 50-93). Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L., & Neuman, M. J. (1997). Conceptual leadership. In S. L. Kagan & B. T. Bowman (Eds.), Leadership in early care and education (pp. 59-64). National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Kagan, S. L., Sylva, K., Reid, J. L., & Landsberg, E. (2019). Data to drive improvement. In S. L. Kagan & E. Landsberg (Eds.), Building systems that work for young children: International insights from innovative early childhood systems (pp. 174-214). Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Kagan, S. L., & Zigler, E. F. (1987). Early schooling: A national opportunity? In S. L. Kagan & E. F. Zigler (Eds.), Early schooling: The national debate (pp. 215-229). Yale University Press.
Reid, J. L., Kagan, S. L., Rao, N., & Landsberg, E. (2019). Strong policy foundations. In S. L. Kagan & E. Landsberg (Eds.), Building systems that work for young children: International insights from innovative early childhood systems (pp. 20-49). Teachers College Press; National Center on Education and the Economy.
Fuller, B., Caspary, G., Kagan, S. L., Gauthier, C., Huang, D. S.-C., Carroll, J., & McCarthy, J. (2002). Does maternal employment influence poor children’s social development? Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(4), 470-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2006(02)00187-4
Fuller, B., Kagan, S. L., Loeb, S., & Chang, Y.-W. (2004). Child care quality: Centers and home settings that serve poor families. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), 505-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2004.10.006
Gomez, R. E., Kagan, S. L., & Fox, E. A. (2015). Professional development of the early childhood education teaching workforce in the United States: An overview. Professional Development in Education, 41(2), 169-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2014.986820
Kagan, S. L. (1994). Families and children: Who is responsible? Childhood Education, 71(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1994.10521056
Kagan, S. L. (2020). How can policies be attuned for our context? YC Young Children, 75(1), 43-44.
Kagan, S. L., Britto, P. R., & Engle, P. (2005). Early learning standards: What can America learn? What can America teach? Phi Delta Kappan, 87(3), 205-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170508700309
Kagan, S. L., Castillo, E., Gomez, R. E., & Gowani, Saima. (2013). Understanding and using early learning standards for young children globally. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 7, 53–66. https://doi.org/10.1007/2288-6729-7-2-53
Kagan, S. L., & Garcia, E. E. (1991). Educating culturally and linguistically diverse preschoolers: Moving the agenda. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 6(3), 427-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2006(05)80065-1
Kagan, S. L., & Reid, J. L. (2009). Invest in early childhood education. Phi Delta Kappan, 90(8), 572-576. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170909000810
Kagan, S. L., & Roth, J. L. (2017). Transforming early childhood systems for future generations: Obligations and opportunities. International Journal of Early Childhood, 49, 137-154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13158-017-0194-4
Kagan, S. L., & Scott-Little, C. (2004). Early learning standards: Changing the parlance and practice of early childhood education? Phi Delta Kappan, 85(5), 388-396. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170408500512
Kagan, S. L., & Stewart, V. (2004). International education in the schools: The state of the field. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(3), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170408600312
Kagan, S. L., & Stewart, V. (2004). Putting the world into world-class education: Introduction. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(3), 195-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170408600305
Kagan, S. L., & Stewart, V. (2005). A new world view: Education in a global era. Phi Delta Kappan, 87(3), 185-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170508700305
Loeb, S., Fuller, B., Kagan, S. L., & Carrol, B. (2004). Child care in poor communities: Early learning effects of type, quality, and stability. Child Development, 75(1), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00653.x
Peisner-Feinberg, E. S., Burchinal, M. R., Clifford, R. M., Culkin, M. L., Howes, C., Kagan, S. L., & Yazejian, Noreen. (2001). The relation of preschool child-care quality to children's cognitive and social developmental trajectories through second grade. Child Development, 72(5), 1534-1553. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00364
Reid, J. L., & Kagan, S. L. (2022). Reaching for consensus about preschool curricula. Phi Delta Kappan, 104(2), 50-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217221130634
Reid, J. L., Kagan, S. L., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Melvin, S. A. (2021). Promoting quality in programs for infants and toddlers: Comparing the family child care and center-based teaching workforce. Children and Youth Services Review, 122, Article 105890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105890
Reid, J. L., Kagan, S. L., & Scott-Little, C. (2017). New understandings of cultural diversity and the implications for early childhood policy, pedagogy, and practice. Early Child Development and Care, 189(6), 976-989. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1359582
Reid, J. L., Melvin, S. A., Kagan, S. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2019). Building a unified system for universal Pre-K: The case of New York City. Children and Youth Services Review, 100, 191-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.02.030
Scott-Little, C., Kagan, S. L., & Frelow, V. S. (2006). Conceptualization of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research? Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 153-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.04.003