Accountability for After-School Care Devising Standards and Measuring Adherence to Them

• Main Author: Beckett, Megan K. (auth)
• Other Authors: Hawken, Angela (auth), Jacknowitz, Alison (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2001
• Subjects: Educational strategies & policy; Population & demography; Education; Population Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Increasing numbers of children are participating in after-school programs, and with more federal and state funding the number of such programs is likely to grow. This growth has been occurring, however, with little guidance as to what program features or practices might be most helpful in nurturing...