Latchkey Children: The Fastest-Growing Special Interest Group in the Schools.

Strother, Deborah Burnett

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ERIC Number: EJ330677

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Publication Date: 1986

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Latchkey Children: The Fastest-Growing Special Interest Group in the Schools.

Strother, Deborah Burnett

Journal of School Health, v56 n1 p13-16 Jan 1986

The sharp increase in double-income families has raised questions about responsibility for before- and after-school care for children of working parents. The role of the school, parental practices, effects of self care, and existing programs and services for latchkey children are reviewed. (MT)

Descriptors: After School Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Latchkey Children, School Age Day Care, School Role, Self Care Skills

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Language: English

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