About Afterschool Education

Afterschool education has grown in recent years into a vast and diverse enterprise. In the United States, young people spend almost a third of their organized time (including school hours) in afterschool and summer programs. Yet there is little clear and conclusive research on afterschool programs—research that would help guide the practice of existing afterschool programs and establish guidelines for the creation of new programs.

This timely book fills that gap. In straightforward language and analyses, the authors survey the current afterschool landscape and bring to light important issues and practices within the field, explore the challenges and opportunities facing afterschool education programs, and point to future directions for these burgeoning educational ventures.

An indispensable guide for practitioners, administrators, policy makers, and parents, Afterschool Education will serve as the cornerstone for all future accounts of and proposals for this crucial educational field.

Additional Resources! Click here to read Gil G. Noam's article, "Afterschool Education: A New Ally for Education Reform," published in the Harvard Education Letter. The site also has links to additional information on afterschool education.

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Table of Contents for Afterschool Education

Preface

Introduction

Methods

Bridging Schools and Afterschool Programs

Extended Learning: School Content Through Homework Support

Enriched Afterschool Learning: The Role Of Curricula

Conclusion

Commentaries
By Reed Larson, Adriana de Kanter, Sam Piha, Harris Cooper, Maria del Pilar O'Cadiz

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Publishing Information

Afterschool Education: Approaches to an Emerging Field
By Gil G. Noam, Gina Biancarosa, and Nadine Dechausay
© 2002
ISBN 1-891792-07-5
$21.95 SALE PRICE: $14.95 paperback, ORDER
138 pp.

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