Dolores A. Stegelin, Ph.D., is Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University, South Carolina. Dr. Stegelin received undergraduate and master’s degrees in child development from Kansas State University-Manhattan, and her doctoral degree in Curriculum & Instruction-Early Childhood Education from the University of Florida-Gainesville. Her research interests include international curriculum, public policy, public school preschool programs, and parent education and involvement. She is the author of three books and numerous journal articles, and she is engaged in collaborative research in Italy with Dr. Luciano Cecconi of the University of Reggio Emilia, Italy.