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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456004203321

Titolo

Hanging out [[electronic resource] ] : community-based after-school programs for children / / edited by Ruth Garner with Yong Zhao and Mark Gillingham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Bergin & Garvey, 2002

ISBN

1-280-90841-6

9786610908417

0-313-01141-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarnerRuth

ZhaoYong <1965->

GillinghamMark G

Disciplina

371.19

Soggetti

Student activities - United States

Students - Services for - United States

Community and school - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: Hanging Out; 1 An Alternative to Self-Care in a Small Midwestern Town; 2 After-School Literacy Clubs: A Mix of Media, Books, and Desires; 3 University Students Promoting Science in the Community; 4 The Persistence of Vision: A Reflective Examination and Narrative of Sustainability and Fulfillment in a Small After- School Program; 5 Experiments with Design in an After- School Asian Literature Club; 6 After-School Tutoring and Children at Risk; 7 Working at Play in Four Chicago Computer Clubs; 8 Cultural Practices in Fifth Dimension Sites Around the World

9 Commentary: Ingredients of Successful After- School Programs- The Experience of KLICK10 Commentary: Crossing Lines; 11 Commentary: After-School Programs and Structured Activities that Support Children's Development; Index; About the Editors and Contributors