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Peer reviewedHalpern, Robert – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2000
Examines after-school programs, focusing on those serving low-income children. Provides a brief history and current profile of this field of services, discusses major tensions in and challenges facing the field, and offers recommendations. Advocates keeping expectations of after-school programs for low-income children commensurate with both their…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Children, Low Income Groups
Halpern, Robert; Spielberger, Julie; Robb, Sylvan – 2001
The University of Chicago's Chapin Hall Center for Children conducted an evaluation of the first phase (1995-1998) of the MOST (Making the Most of Out-of-School Time) Initiative of the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds. The objectives of this initiative were to contribute to the supply, accessibility, affordability, and quality of after-school…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Education, After School Programs, Change Strategies
