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Title: School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS)
Condition: New
EAN: 9780807755099
ISBN: 9780807755099
Edition: Updated Edition
Publisher: Teachers' College Press
Format: Spiral Bound
Release Date: 30/12/2013
Description: What are the components of high-quality after-school care for children ages 5–12? How can we evaluate these programs? These are the challenges facing caregivers, schools, agencies, and parents as after-school programs proliferate. The School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale®, Updated Edition provides an easy-to-use resource for defining and assessing the quality of both public and private programs caring for school-age children during out-of-school time.

This updated, spiral-bound edition is re-formatted so that each Item appears on its own page, along with Notes for Clarification and Questions. The expanded Scoresheet can be copied from the book or downloaded from the TC Press website: www.tcpress.com. Selected revised Items make scoring more accurate and informative.

The SACERS Updated Edition consists of 47 items, organized under 7 categories:

  • Space and Furnishings
  • Health and Safety
  • Activities
  • Interactions
  • Program Structure
  • Staff Development
  • Special Needs Supplementary Items
The SACERS Updated Edition is designed to be comprehensive in coverage and easy to use. Instructions for using the scale provide options for self-assessment in addition to formal assessments.

Who should use the SACERS?
  • Program directors
  • Organizations, states, and agencies doing QRIS and continuous improvement evaluations
  • School districts
  • Program funders
  • School principals
  • Community-based out-of-school programs
  • States receiving Race to the Top funds
  • Teachers
  • Teacher educators
  • Researchers

Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 216mm
Author: Donna Romano White, Thelma Harms, Ellen Vineberg Jacobs
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Children's Learning & Education, Social Sciences
Item Length: 279mm
Item Weight: 191g
Release Year: 2013

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