Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.
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.
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After-school programs-- United States.
Child development-- United States.
Poor children-- United States.
School-age child care-- Activity programs-- United States.
School-age child care-- United States.
Enfants-- Développement-- États-Unis.
Enfants pauvres-- États-Unis.
Garde des enfants d'âge scolaire-- Activités-- États-Unis.