A place to call home : after-school programs for urban youth /

"This book examines six urban after-school centers, studied over a period of 4 years. Little has been written about the comprehensive after-school centers that are the subject of this book. Most academics have focused on a program or activity that corresponds to their scholarly interests. Howev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hirsch, Barton Jay, 1950-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : New York : American Psychological Association ; Teachers College Press, 2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	School-age child care > United States. School-age child care > Activity programs > Research > United States. Poor children > United States > Social conditions. Youth development > United States. After-school programs > United States. Child Care > United States. Child Development > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Competing directions for after-school programs
Having fun with friends : a place to be a kid
A second home
One-stop shopping for mentoring
Structured programs : the implementation of smart girls
Gender wars in the gym
Building a better second home.