課後照顧的實施成效一直是教育主管機關與民間教育機構關切的議題，本研究以內容分析法分析相關的期刊與學位論文，以檢視台灣課後照顧的之研究現況，並據此提出未來研究的可能趨勢與建議。主要採用內容分析法，蒐集截至二零一二年底為止之課後照顧相關實徵論文，共三百一十九篇。研究主要獲得的結論如下： 一、營利式課後照顧研究數量變化不大，但2003年後非營利式課後照顧呈倍數成長，由年度分析可知研究數量與教育政策關係密切。 二、營利式課後照顧研究以全台為主要研究對象，非營利式課後照顧研究除全台外，較能關注區域研究，研究數量與人口比例大致相符。 三、研究方法多採用問卷調查，實驗研究不多，非營利課後照顧研究則在量化與質化的研究比重較為均衡。 四、研究對象集中學生、教師與家長，其他研究對象明顯不足。 五、營利與非營利課後照顧研究論文在實施成效上，有顯著差異者佔多數，顯示課後照顧實施有成效。 六、非營利課後照顧研究在考驗成效時，較能關注各種變項；營利課後照顧研究對學業成就與情意相關變項考驗的論文則闕如。

The effectiveness of implementation of after-school child care has always been an issue attracting the attention of education authorities and private educational institutions. This study used content analysis to analyze relevant journal papers and theses/dissertations, in order to inspect the current status of after-school child care in Taiwan. This study collected a total of 319 empirical papers and theses/dissertations concerning after-school child care, up until the end of 2012. The main conclusions reached in this study are as follows: There has been no significant change in the number of research papers and theses/dissertations concerning for-profit after-school child care. However, the number of research papers and theses/dissertations concerning non-profit after-school child care has doubled. This shows that the number of research papers and theses/dissertations published in a particular field is closely related to education policy. The main subjects of research papers and theses/dissertations concerning for-profit after-school child care were people in all areas of Taiwan. However, in addition to subjects located in Taiwan generally, the research papers and theses/dissertations concerning non-profit after-school child care also attached importance to various specific districts. The number of research papers and theses/dissertations focusing on specific districts was generally consistent with the population distribution. In terms of research methods, most of the studies used questionnaire surveys, while only a few used experimental studies. There was an equal number of quantitative and qualitative research papers and theses/dissertations concerning non-profit after-school child care. The subjects were mainly students, teachers and parents, and there was a noticeable lack attention to other subjects. Most of the research papers and theses/dissertations showed that there was a significant difference in the effectiveness of implementation in for-profit and non-profit after-school child care, suggesting that the implementation of after-school child care has achieved a certain level of effectiveness. The test of effectiveness in the research papers and theses/dissertations concerning non-profit after-school child care paid attention to a wide variety of variables. However, the research papers and theses/dissertations concerning for-profit after-school child care did not tend to focus on variables related to academic achievement and affection.