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Beliefs of Georgia Educators Regarding After-School Programs
… of this research study was to determine middle school educators' beliefs regarding strategies that are useful for effective implementation of middle school after-school programs. The individuals most appropriate to provide the answers to the research question included middle school after-school …
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After School Programs: Space For Caring and Community Cultural Wealth
<p>The number of after school programs have significantly increased over the past 100 years. These programs were initially conceived of as beneficial to a small subset of children. More recently, they have been high percentages of minority students in attendance. Due to their increase in demand, …
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The Worldly Texts of After-School Programs: New Perspectives in Pedagogy
Loughlin, Maranda, The Worldly Texts of After-School Programs: New Perspectives in Pedagogy. Master of Arts in English, May 2020, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. My thesis theorizes the after-school environment of middle schoolers as a borderland. It is a case for the richness of time found …
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Perceptions of the Need for After-School Programs for School-Age Children and Parents
… 1984 federal law which has provided funds for after-school care for school-age children, this study was designed to determine the after-school parental and child care needs of school-age children in an urban community. Initial data results prompted comparative analysis of families with adults …
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Does Adoption of the Healthy Eating Standards Impact Snack Quality in Local After-School Programs?
… of Virginia's K-12 population participates in after-school programs (ASPs), identified as appropriate venues in which to promote healthy eating. In 2011, the National Afterschool Association (NAA) adopted the evidence-based Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Quality Standards (HEPAQS) to …
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Are 21st Century After School Programs an Effective Academic Intervention for Elementary School Students Attending High Poverty Schools?
… living in poverty and/or attending high poverty schools. These students, on average, score lower on assessments of math and reading achievement than their more affluent peers. The federal government budgets money each year towards interventions targeted to raise the achievement of students living …
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Integration and leisure : participation of children of immigrant parents in organized leisure activities in Reykjavík Capital Area
… of children of immigrant parents in after-school programs and leisure activities in Reykjavík Capital Area. As various studies have shown, the participation in after-school programs and leisure activities plays an important role in the development of children and can also be a helpful …
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The Impact of Texas Aim on Academic Performance in DETX
<p>School- and community-based after-school programs have evolved within the last 10 to 14 years, to accommodate and reinforce primary education (Mahoney, Larson, Eccles, & Lord, 2005). Students who are enrolled in after-school programs (e.g., Boys and Girls Club, Solid Foundation) have made higher …
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The Impact of After School Learning Centers on Low Achieving African American Elementary Students
… of this study was to determine the impact of after school learning centers in a rural school district in South Carolina on Measures of Academic Progress achievement scores for low achieving African American elementary students. The researcher collected and analyzed Palmetto Achievement …
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The Impact of After School Tutoring on Math Achievement: Perceptions of African American Males and Those Who Teach Them
… the typical secondary education experience. After school programs are one such example. Many studies indicate that after school programs have had some positive effects on math achievement. However, missing from the literature are qualitative studies that examine the impact of after school …
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An investigation of an after-school science enrichment program
<p>The purpose of this study is to investigate an after-school science enrichment program and its components. The study was conducted in a middle school in the Evesham Township School District located in the Burlington County region of South Jersey. The participants included sixty-one students …
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Using an After School Martial Arts Program to Increase Student Motivation
… an impact on student motivation; as a result school districts offer athletic and extracurricular activities that help promote learning and student success. Using the TaeKwonDo Institute’s Character Reward Program, this thesis project examines the relationship between after school program …
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An Examination of Children's Television Viewing and Children's Perception of Their Academics
… academic achievement. Forty participants from after-school programs in Southwest Missouri completed this study. The participants ranged from grades fourth through twelve. The researcher-constructed survey was given out at after-school programs for the participants to complete. The questions …
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What are they learning?: Negotiations of language and identity within a third space after school program
… literacy learning and collaborations in an after school program. I make the case for an inclusion of socio-political discussions among sociocultural discussions of literacy in after school programs for an interdisciplinary approach to third space research. Drawing upon sociocultural theory …
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The impact of after-school childcare arrangements on the developmental outcomes of low-income children and the labor conditions of their working mothers
While working mothers with school-aged children make up 78.6% labor force, finding suitable, available, affordable childcare is still significant challenge. Even though after-school programs (hereafter ASPs) and other types of childcare arrangements have been implemented, childcare for school-aged …
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The contribution of school meals to the daily intake of low income children and associations with age, gender and ethnicity
… of this study was to assess the contribution of school meals to total dietary intake of low income children and to observe whether there are differences by gender, ethnicity, and age. Participants were between the ages of 9 and 12 years old and were children in the after school programs at four …
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An Evaluation Of An Afterschool Program In a Title 1 Elementary School
… balancing work and raising children. Before and after school programs have been established in many Title I elementary schools in an effort to address the problems facing our communities and educational system today, especially as related to minority students. These afterschool programs provide a …
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A soft circuit curriculum to promote technological self-efficacy
… activities in settings such as science museums, after-school programs, or summer camps. I have assessed the effectiveness and usability of the materials through a short series of workshops, during which I also evaluated their impact on students'technological self-efficacy.
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Extended Learning Time
… suggests that regular participation in programs that provide academic and social activities contribute positively to children’s academic and social development (National Education Association, 2004). However, existing literature on teachers’ and parents’ views on extended learning time …
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Motivation and skill acquisition in an online amateur multimedia community: a case study
… in other informal settings such as structured after-school programs.
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