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Afterschool Alliance, 2020
The Afterschool Alliance's fourth edition of "America after 3PM" provides a detailed accounting of the circumstances and conditions of U.S. children during the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. and compares afterschool program participation and unmet demand statistics for 2020 with results from 2004, 2009, and 2014. It identifies trends in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Participation, Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction
Reynolds, Ruth C. – 1985
To determine the status of latchkey programs in the United States, a questionnaire requesting information on actual or pending latchkey programs and legislation was sent to each state superintendent of schools and the secretary of the education committee of the state legislatures in the 50 states. A content analysis of the questionnaire responses…
Descriptors: Demography, Employed Parents, Individual Characteristics, Latchkey Children
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Bundy, Michael L.; Boser, Judith – School Counselor, 1987
Describes Being in Charge, a guidance unit designed to provide intermediate and middle-grade children with the skills to cope more effectively with taking care of themselves while home alone. Discusses format of the sessions, objective and content for each of the six sessions, and evaluates the program as implemented with fifth and sixth graders…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Counselor Role, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education