Making play work : the promise of after-school programs for low-income children / Robert Halpern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halpern, Robert, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School-age child care--United States.

School-age child care.

Poor children.

School-age child care--Activity programs.

United States.

School-age child care--Activity programs--United States.

Child development--United States.

Child development.

Poor children--United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 193 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2003]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. After-School Programs Emerge 9

The Changing Context of Working-Class Childhood 9

Converting a Problem to an Opportunity: The Progressive Agenda for Childhood 13

Growing Attention to and Changing Views of Play 14

Organizing Play 16

The First After-School Programs 20

2. Becoming Established 40

A Modern Society 40

A Role for the After-School Field 42

Issues Facing After-School Providers 48

After-School Programs in Times of Crisis 52

The Postwar Years 58

3. The Struggle for Relevance 67

The War on Poverty Years 68

The New Latchkey Child and School-Age Child Care 76

4. After-School Programs Come Into Their Own 87

Arguing the Rationale and Need for After-School Programs 89

Continuity and Change in Program Goals and Emphases 94

The Structure of the Field 96

A Growing Role for Schools and School Concerns 100

Program Quality Emerges as an Issue 109

5. The Mixed Qualities of After-School Programs 114

The Role of After-School Programs in Meeting Low-Income Children's Developmental Needs 115

A Closer Look at the Qualities of After-School Programs 118

The Promise Realized: Programs That Reflect Ideals for the Field 125

6. Supporting and Strengthening After-School Programs 132

Approaches to Program Support and Improvement 133

Strengthening Citywide Systems 147

Ensuring More Adequate, Stable, and Flexibly Structured Financing 150

7. A Different Kind of Child Development Institution? 155

The Stakes Are Raised 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.

ISBN:

0807743704

0807743690

OCLC:

51637749