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ERIC Number: EJ311682
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Latchkey Children: The Fastest-Growing Special Interest Group in the Schools.
Strother, Deborah Burnett
Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n4 p290-93 Dec 1984
Almost half of the 13 million children aged 13 and under are estimated to have no supervision after school hours. Communities and schools must develop responses to the problem tailored to local needs. (MD)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Advocacy, Child Responsibility, Child Welfare, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Parents, Latchkey Children, Supervision
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Administrators; Researchers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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