doi:10.7916/d8-4xb2-r670Oral history interview with David P. Weikart 1998Weikart, David Poral historiesmixed materialHead Start programs--United StatesChildren with social disabilities--Education (Preschool)--United StatesChildren with mental disabilities--Education (Preschool)--United StatesChildren--Intelligence testingAfrican Americans--Education (Preschool)Poor children--Education (Preschool)--United StatesEarly childhood educationInfants--DevelopmentEndowment of researchPsychologistsWeikart, David PPerry Preschool Project (Ypsilanti, Mich.) ResearchCarnegie Corporation of New YorkChildhood: born Youngstown, Ohio, son of social workers; Oberlin College: B.A., psychology, 1949-1953; service in United States Marine Corps, 1953-1955; University of Michigan: Ph.D., education and psychology, 1956-1958; psychologist, chief diagnostician, MIchigan public school system; interest in early childhood education; formation of High/Scope Perry Study: research on education of economically disadvantaged preschool children, funding from Carnegie Corporation; experiments in infant education; changes in grantmaking philosophy; reminiscences of colleagues.