Foreword

Joan Ganz Cooney

Introduction

Charlotte F. Cole and June H. Lee

PART I: THE GLOBAL SESAME EFFECT

1. .29: The Global Sesame Effect

Charlotte F. Cole

2. Measuring the Difference

Charlotte F. Cole and June H. Lee

PART II: MEETING CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

3. R is for Responsive: How Sesame Street Meets the Changing Needs of Children in the United States

Jennifer A. Kotler, Rosemarie T. Truglio, and Jeanette Betancourt

4. How Sesame Workshop Promotes Early Childhood Education around the World

June H. Lee, Yeh Hsueh, Muhammad Zuhdi, Shantimoy Chakma, Sayed Farhad Hashimi and Lilith Dollard

5. Feathered and Furry Health Communicators: The Sesame Street Approach to Child Health and Wellbeing in Egypt, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Beyond

Abigail Bucuvalas, Zainab Kabba, Jean Baxen, Janice Fuld, and Ayobisi Osuntusa

6. Empowering Girls and Boys to be Life-Long Learners: Gender Equity Lessons from Sesame Street Programs in Egypt and Palestine

Charlotte F. Cole, Alyaa Montasser, June H. Lee, Cairo Arafat, and Nada W. Elattar

7. Ripple Effects: Using Sesame Street to Bridge Group Divides in the Middle East, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, and Elsewhere

Charlotte F. Cole and Lewis Bernstein

PART III: A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: COMMUNITY AND PARTNERSHIPS

8. Opening New Doors: Community Engagement in India

Ameena Batada, Sashwati Banerjee, and Mathangi Subramanian

9. Building Relevance and Impact: Lessons of Sustainability from Plaza Sésamo in Mexico and Beyond

Jorge Baxter

Index

Edited by Cole, Charlotte F.; Lee, June H.