Bettye Caldwell

Bettye Caldwell
Born(1924-12-24)December 24, 1924
Smithville, Texas
DiedApril 16, 2016(2016-04-16) (aged 91)
Little Rock, Arkansas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor of Education
Known forSRCD Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children
ChildrenPaul Caldwell and Elizabeth Lawson
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Notable ideasHead Start

Bettye McDonald Caldwell (December 24, 1924 – April 17, 2016) was an American educator and academic who influenced the development of Head Start. She was the 1993 recipient of the Society for Research in Child Development's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children.[1]

  1. ^ "SRCD Awards History" (PDF). Society for Research in Child Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-03-25.