@article{ref1,
title="The promise of after-school programs for low-income children",
journal="Early childhood research quarterly",
year="2000",
author="Halpern, Robert",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="185-214",
abstract="This article draws on the findings from the evaluation of a three-city after-school imitative, as well as the general literature, to examine the field of after-school programs, focusing on those programs serving low-income children. A brief history of these programs is presented exploring the rationales for them in the circumstances of low-income children; a current profile of this field of services is provided; the major tensions in and challenges facing the field are discussed; and recommendations for facing those challenges are offered. The article argues for the expectations of after-school programs for low-income children to be kept modest, commensurate with both their modest means (i.e., limited resources and largely nonprofessional workforce) and distinct role in children's lives.<p />",
language="",
issn="0885-2006",
doi="10.1016/S0885-2006(00)00056-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0885-2006(00)00056-9"
}