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AFTERSCHOOL: BUILDING A FIELD. Temescal Associates Sam Piha www.temescalassociates.com. History of Afterschool in America. A Different Kind of Child Development Institution: The History of After-School Programs for Low Income Children. Robert Halpern
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AFTERSCHOOL: BUILDING A FIELD
Temescal Associates Sam Piha www.temescalassociates.com
A Different Kind of Child Development Institution: • The History of After-School Programs for Low Income Children Robert Halpern Erikson Institute for Graduate Study in Child Development
LATE 1800’S CHILD LABOR LABOR LAWS AND COMPULSARY EDUCATION
1930’s: Great Depression 1940’s: World War II
INEQUATIVES OF POVERTY & PREVENTION! • drugs • violence • gangs • teen pregnancy • safety • school failure • graduation rates • obesity • workforce readiness
Violent Juvenile Crime Soars When School Bell Rings 3 - 4 PM Data from large CA cities, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 school years