| Description |
1 online resource (pages cm) |
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text file |
| Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A New Kind of Safety Net -- Empowering Program Design -- Empowering Relationships -- Organizational Identities and Community Contexts -- Policy, Organizations, Places, and Participation among the Poor -- From Alienated to Empowered. |
| Access |
Open Access Unrestricted online access |
| Summary |
"On weekday afternoons, dismissal bells ring at thousands of schools across the country. These bells signal not just the end of the school day but also the beginning of another important enriching activity: federally funded after-school programs offering tutoring, homework help, and basic supervision. After-school care reflects major shifts in social policy towards social services that support youth development and help low-income parents maintain employment. The scope of after-school programs has grown significantly in the last two decades- nearly one in four low-income families enroll a child in an after-school program. Beyond sharpening students' math and reading skills, these programs also teach important lessons to parents. In a remarkable turn of events-especially given the long history of social policies that leave recipients feeling policed, distrusted, and alienated-government funded after-school programs have quietly become powerful forces for political and civic engagement. Using ethnographic accounts of three organizations, Carolyn Barnes reveals how interactions with government funded after-school programs can enhance the civic and political lives of low-income citizens"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
Project Muse Project Muse Open Access |
| Subject |
Welfare state -- United States.
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Welfare state. |
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United States. |
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Low-income parents -- Employment -- United States.
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Low-income parents. |
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Low-income parents -- Political activity -- United States.
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Political participation. |
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Low-income students -- United States.
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Low-income students. |
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Children with social disabilities -- Education -- United States.
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Children with social disabilities -- Education. |
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After-school programs -- Social aspects -- United States.
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After-school programs. |
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Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books. .
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| Added Author |
Project Muse, distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Barnes, Carolyn, 1987- State of empowerment Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2020. 9780472126200 (DLC) 2019034383 |
| ISBN |
9780472901265 |
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9780472131648 |
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