This practicum sought to develop a consensus definition of what an after-school enrichment program should be, utilizing the Delphi Research Technique, which is designed to collect and synthesize group opinion in an anonymous, interactive, self-repeating, and self-adjusting manner. Three rounds of questionnaires were sent to 31 teachers, school…

With over half of mothers of school-age children in the labor force, there is a growing need for after-school child care. This paper describes an after-school program in a small Kansas elementary school. Of a total school enrollment of 270 students, 120 are enrolled in the after-school program. Activities include story telling, crafts, computers,…

The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of an after-school child care program on the academic and social development of children in grades one through five. The project had three objectives: (1) to measure and compare the academic achievement of the students before and after their enrollment in the program; (2) to evaluate the social…

An evaluation was made of the PhoneFriend program at State College, Pennsylvania--an after-school phone-in service designed as a "friend-in-need" outreach service for children 5 through 13 years of age. The evaluation specifically investigated the extent to which PhoneFriend provided information and support to children at home alone after school…

A description is given of a parent education program and a student extended-day program in a multiethnic elementary school. Most of the teachers in the adult program are regular teachers at the school; however, some parents are recruited for teaching courses in areas where they are competent--e.g., a Spanish-speaking parent conducting a course in…

The St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools After School program, which was implemented for the first time during the 1979-1980 school year, was designed to provide after school remedial mathematics and reading instruction to students in grades 1 to 8 who could not be serviced during the school day due to lack of space or program availability. Factors…

A project was designed to expose and orient Hispanic high school students in New London, Connecticut, to vocational education generally not available to them and to provide them with effective bilingual vocational education. Twenty Hispanic youths aged 13 to 21 were enrolled in an after-school exploratory vocational program. Students were exposed…

Described are the compensatory programs in some of the inner city schools in Kansas City, Missouri. The efforts included reading programs, after-school recreational activities and study centers, cultural enrichment, community and parent involvement, teacher seminars, and speech improvement. (NH)

The independent reading behavior of 150 achieving fifth graders was investigated. Attention was directed toward the quality and variety of choice as well as to the number of books read. These variables were intercorrelated with standardized achievement tests, IQ, and a number of noncognitive and demographic variables. Indices of quantity, variety,…

Results suggest that SES is a greater determinant of participation in private and semi-private out-of-school educational opportunities than is ethnicity. For public area activities use was fairly similar except for the Asian American's reported greater use than the black Americans. Neither propinquity nor parental attitude is related to use.…

Describes an after-school science program, "Hands On Science," in which children from kindergarten though sixth grade discover that the application of science and technology begins with simple materials, a need, and their minds. (Author/BB)

If the world of after-school programs is to be made more coherent, that process will occur mostly (and is being attempted mostly) at the city level. This brief document analyzes the tasks, questions, and challenges associated with what can be described as system-building in the after-school field, focusing on city level efforts. [This report was…

In approximately 60% of married-couple families with children under the age of 18, both parents work outside the home. Among single-parent families in 2004, the mother was employed in 72% of those maintained by women, and the father was employed in 83% of those maintained by men. 55% of all children in low-income families have at least one parent…

The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to meeting the need for child care among military families. DoD supports the largest employer-sponsored system of high-quality child care in the country. Through accredited child development centers (CDCs), family child care (FCC) homes, youth centers, and other after-school programs, DoD currently…