This report contains data collected in the school-age child care supplement to the December 1984 Current Population Survey. Questions in the supplement addressed the extent to which school-age children were not in the care of their parents during nonschool hours and the extent to which they were unsupervised by any adult. For each child 5 to 13…

All of us are aware that young people today are facing challenges far greater than the ones we ourselves faced growing up. Now more than ever, the music, television, and film industries are busy parenting their young consumers at an alarming rate and with a fierce intensity. The products of these industries are, for the most part, stripped of any…

IN APRIL 1967, THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON TEACHER LOAD SENT OUT 870 QUESTIONNAIRES TO PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN ILLINOIS TO ASCERTAIN WHICH SCHOOLS DESERVE AN HONOR RATING FOR CONFORMING TO THE NCTE RECOMMENDATION OF A FOUR-COURSE LOAD AND A MAXIMUM OF 100 STUDENTS PER ENGLISH TEACHER. AN ANALYSIS OF…

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AREA OF THE PROGRAM WAS READING. THE BOOK LEVELS INCREASED FOR THE CHILDREN. THE LONGER A CHILD WAS INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT, THE GREATER WAS HIS RATE OF PROGRESS. IN EVALUATING THE ROLE OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT A MEDIAN INCREASE OF SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THREE READING LEVELS WAS ACHIEVED. THROUGH THE…

THIS PAPER PRESENTED RESULTS FROM AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF DIFFERENTIATION IN WHICH ADOLESCENTS WERE GIVEN THE TYPICAL DAY INTERVIEW. THE FOCUS OF THE INSTRUMENT WAS ON THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO COGNITIVELY DIFFERENTIATE ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. DIFFERENTIATION WAS DEFINED AS CAPACITY TO PERCEIVE NUANCES OF PROBLEMS, PEOPLE, AND PROGRAMS…

A study analyzed the programing and advertising matter in the after-school hours on independent commercial television stations unaffiliated with the major networks. These stations, primarily UHF, relied almost entirely on syndicated programing that is often reruns of former network programs. These programs draw large after-school audiences. By…

In Washington, D.C. in September 1968, because there were no after-school programs where the staff took responsibility for the children, the National Capital Area Child Day Care Association set up a demonstration program. This report provides an anecdotal record of the program's development. Two rooms were secured in the basement of a school, 50…

Markham Elementary School of Pompano Beach, Florida, proposes a program utilizing its facilities for after-school activities for the children of migrant workers unable to be at home when the children are normally released from school. The purpose is to bring about a significant improvement in pupil attitude toward school and an improvement in…

This bibliography was prepared with five groups in mind: school principals and administrators of student activity programs; faculty members, particularly sponsors; student leaders; instructors in teacher preparation institutions; and those interested in research in extraclass activities. The bibliography contains some 450 references relating to…

The issues of greatest current interest in the field of gifted education are reviewed, including comprehensive curriculum planning, enhancing development of both academic and creative dimensions of giftedness, and use of non-school resources. Also discussed is nurturing future leaders among the gifted to address the world's social and scientific…

Due to working parents, unsafe home conditions, and mass-media pressures, schools are becoming increasingly involved with providing child care for school-age children. While afterschool care poses a number of design, funding, and equity problems, schools and communities can resolve them to the great benefit of the children served. (MLH)

Examines adolescents' susceptibility to peer pressure in after-school experiences in a large sample of fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth graders. Shows that adolescents who report home after school are not significantly different from those who are supervised by their parents at home during after-school hours. (HOD)

Sociometric and activity questionnaires were administered using a sample of 28 learning disabled (LD) boys (ages 6-13) enrolled in private school. Results suggested that the LD population is sociometrically heterogeneous. Popularity was found to be significantly related to informal get-togethers with friends, but not to levels of participation in…

Explains the need and the disincentives for after-school child care for children aged 5-11. Describes the history of child care in Tennessee. Notes child care models in Tennessee communities with after-school programs in the schools, describes program curriculum and implementation, and answers frequent questions about such programs. (SB)

Almost half of the 13 million children aged 13 and under are estimated to have no supervision after school hours. Communities and schools must develop responses to the problem tailored to local needs. (MD)