A01=Robert Halpern
Author_Robert Halpern
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Category=JNW
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Product details
- ISBN 9780807743690
- Weight: 295g
- Dimensions: 162 x 227mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2003
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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After-school programs are becoming an important developmental support for low- and moderate-income children. This book describes the historical development, current status, and critical issues facing these programs. Divided into historical eras for easy reference, the text examines:
- The evolution of after-school programs and their role in the lives of children, providing a framework for reflecting on broader, contemporary issues such as the effects of poverty on children in the United States.
- The rationales for and objectives of these programs and how both were shaped by prevailing societal ideas about children.
- Patterns of sponsorship and staffing, describing daily routines and exploring the nature of children’s experiences in different kinds of programs.
- The relationship between after-school programs and schools, analyzing how these programs have responded to the dilemma of balancing children’s needs for guidance and supervision with their equally important need for spontaneity and self-expression.
- Current directions and expectations for the future of after-school programs.
Robert Halpern is a Professor at Erikson Institute for Graduate Study in Child Development, Chicago.
