An edition of Making play work
(2003)
Making play work
the promise of after-school programs for low-income children
by Robert Halpern
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Child development, School-age child care, Garde des enfants d'a ge scolaire, De veloppement, Activity programs, Poor children, Activite s, Enfants pauvres, Social Services & Welfare, Social Security, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy, After-school programs, EnfantsPlaces
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Making play work: the promise of after-school programs for low-income children
2003, Teachers College Press
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Major themes
The plan of the book
1. After-school programs emerge
The changing context of working-class childhood
Converting a problem to an opportunity : the progressive agenda for childhood
Growing attention to and changing views of play
Organizing play
The first after-school programs
Conclusion
2. Becoming established
A modern society
A role for the after-school field
Issues facing after-school providers
After-school programs in times of crisis
The postwar years
Conclusion
3. The struggle for relevance
The war on poverty years
The new latchkey child and school-age child care
Conclusion
4. After-school programs come into their own
Arguing the rationale and need for after-school programs
Continuity and change in program goals and emphases
The structure of the field
A growing role for schools and school concerns
Program quality emerges as an issue
Conclusion
5. The mixed qualities of after-school programs
The role of after-school programs in meeting low-income children's developmental needs
A closer look at the qualities of after-school programs
The promise realized : programs that reflect ideals for the field
Conclusion
6. Supporting and strengthening after-school programs
Approaches to program support and improvement
Strengthening citywide systems
Ensuring more adequate, stable, and flexibly structured financing
Conclusion
7. A different kind of child development institutions?
The stakes are raised
Conclusion.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-179) and index.
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