Supporting Education with Afterschool Learning Environments

The book examines the approaches in Turkey and in international contexts and also offers cultural insights through analysis of the extensive fieldwork research. The author analyses how after-school education should be carried out from the viewpoints of parents, school managers, teachers and students as well on the basis of the research. Additionally, the book features some contributions mentioning the practical reflections of some practitioners and supervisors about after-school education in Chicago.

Esin Acar gained her master degree in the Curriculum and Instruction department at the University of Missouri. She holds her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a minor field in Elementary Education. Her research interests include afterschool programs, curriculum implementations, opportunities to learn, and the equality issue in learning environments.