All Work and No Play? 

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This national survey from Public Agenda sheds light on what children and their parents want from out-of-school programs, adding their often-missing voices to the out-of-school-time policy debate. The report concludes that the vast majority of families want such programs, but they differ — particularly along racial and socioeconomic lines — in what they expect and how satisfied they are with what’s available. The data can help guide policymakers, providers and others to develop programs with an understanding of the demands of the young people they seek to attract.

Contents

• Heeding the Voices of Consumers by M. Christine DeVita
• Executive Summary
• Finding One: What Kids Do When They’re Not in School
• Finding Two: No Particular Place to Go
• Finding Three: The Haves and the Have-Nots
• Finding Four: More Time on Task?
• Finding Five: Where Parents and Kids Differ
• Afterword
• Endnotes
• Methodology
• Complete Survey Results for Students
• Complete Survey Results for Parents
• About The Wallace Foundation and Public Agenda
• Related Public Agenda Publications

Published: November 2004, 55 pages

Author(s): Ann Duffet and Jean Johnson with Steve Farkas, Susanna Kung and Amber Ott

Publishing Organization: Public Agenda

Companion Document(s): What Parents Should Know: Getting the Most From After-School Programs, Press Release, Video

Document Type: Report

Document Format: PDF

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