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Peer reviewedToenniessen, Carla Sams; And Others – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1985
Presents an overview of research on factors that influence the latchkey experience, and a survey that can be used in assessing conditions that exist with latchkey children on the local level. Practical suggestions for the counselor's role are given. (BL)
Descriptors: Children, Counselor Role, Elementary Education, Intervention
Download full textde Kanter, Adriana; Williams, Rebecca; Cohen, Gillian; Stonehill, Robert – 2000
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, implemented through a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Education and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, provides grants to communities to fund public schools as community education centers. The community education centers are intended to allow students after-school…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Children, Community Programs
Marx, Fern – 1989
This report summarizes research on the problems of young adolescent latchkey children and describes 18 programs designed to address their needs. There is growing consensus that young adolescents (10 to 15 years of age), as well as elementary school children, may be at risk when left on a regular basis in unsupervised settings. Children in sibling-…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Childhood Needs, Disadvantaged Youth
Ouellette, Mark; Hutchinson, Audrey M.; Frant, Nina – National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2005
During a typical week, as many as 14 million children and youth across the United States lack adult supervision during non-school hours. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the lack of structured and supervised afterschool programs in American communities contributes to a higher incidence of drug and alcohol use and delinquent…
Descriptors: Leadership, After School Programs, Technical Assistance, Public Support
