ERIC Number: ED617419
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 48
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Spiking Demand, Growing Barriers: The Trends Shaping Afterschool and Summer Learning in Rural Communities. America After 3PM
Afterschool Alliance
This report aims to provide a current picture of the afterschool and summer program experience for children and families in rural America, using data from the most recent America After 3PM study. Building off findings from the previous 2009 and 2014 America After 3PM studies, "Spiking Demand, Growing Barriers: The Trends Shaping Afterschool and Summer Learning in Rural Communities" investigates whether the afterschool and summer landscape in rural communities has changed over time, compares and contrasts rural parents' perceptions of afterschool programs now and then, and discusses what lessons can be drawn from the findings to help increase access to afterschool and summer programs in rural communities. Also included in this report are findings from a smaller-scale, nationally representative online survey conducted in the midst of COVID-19 and fielded October 12-29, 2020, surveying 1,202 parents of school-age children, conducted by Edge Research. Survey respondents were asked questions similar to those in America After 3PM to determine how the pandemic has or has not affected their experience with and attitudes toward afterschool and summer programs. [For the executive summary, see ED617420.]
Descriptors: After School Programs, Summer Programs, Rural Areas, Parent Attitudes, Access to Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Supply and Demand, Barriers, Safety, Caring, Educational Environment, At Risk Students, Socioeconomic Status, Employment Level, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Participation, Costs, STEM Education, Program Content, Access to Information, Research Needs, Financial Support
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Walton Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: Afterschool Alliance
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