Historical and pedagogical overview of non-formal education in the USA

Abstract

The article draws attention to issues of school education in the United States. The author presents the historical and pedagogical overview of informal and afterschool education of the United States, highlighting the chronological stages of school education and by searching the types and forms of informal and afterschool education and the process of identification. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the impact of historical, political and social conditions in the country on the purposes and forms of after-school educational institutions. A separate analysis of the role of government, community and business in the development and transformation of extracurricular activities in America is provided.