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Making Play Work

The Promise of After-School Programs for Low-Income Children

Robert Halpern

Publication Date: August 1, 2003

Pages: 208

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ISBN: 9780807743690
$25.95
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Description+

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.

Author+

Robert Halpern is a Professor at Erikson Institute for Graduate Study in Child Development, Chicago.

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"This is the book to read if you want a broad contextual understanding of after-school programs. Halpern expertly weaves together a historical narrative with a keen analysis of contemporary policy and programmatic issues."
— Barton J. Hirsch, Professor of Human Development & Social Policy, Northwestern University

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