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After The Last School Bell: An Overview Of Afterschool Programs In Chicago, Diana Delfin
After The Last School Bell: An Overview Of Afterschool Programs In Chicago, Diana Delfin
Theses (2 year embargo)
While research in the field of afterschool outcomes has made significant contributions to
the knowledge of afterschool programs in urban areas, a thorough analysis of the
cumulative availability across Chicago may offer a more detailed picture. Although much
research has taken a look at many different aspects of afterschool such as the rising
demand and various benefits, very little of it has offered a thorough analysis of the
cumulative availability across Chicago, Illinois (Saito, 2006; Vandell, 2007; Huang,
2007; Acevedo, 2008). This thesis explores afterschool programs in the context of
Chicago, Illinois. The motivation for the study was the assumption …