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Critical Issues in After-School Programming (Monographs of the Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy)
Critical Issues in AfterSchool Programming - Monographs of the Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy Author:Robert Halpern How well can after-school programs support literacy development among low-income children? How can we transform a patchwork of independent programs of varying quality into an efficient and effective system -- and do we want to? Do the expectations we place on after-school programs today conform to what those programs do best? In this monograph, ... more »author Robert Halpern draws on his extensive research to explore these questions. Through four studies, Halpern examines four issues central to the future of after-school programs: their role in supporting literacy development and in fostering childrens physical well-being, the challenge of system building, and the question of appropriate expectations.« less