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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Afterschool programs"”.
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EXTENDED LEARNING TIME THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS:
… relationship between additional learning time (afterschool program attendance) and teacher assigned classroom grades. The student sample consisted of 96 students in first through fourth grade of a Midwestern afterschool program. The factor of extended learning time was analyzed through …
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Development and Implementation of a Pedometer Tracking System for Afterschool Programs
… physical activity will assist in determining if afterschool programs are meeting policy related goals. However, there are few low-cost, easy to use devices available for afterschool programs. Pedometers are a reliable and valid means of measuring activity and recently step guidelines have been …
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Changing the Paradigm in Strengthening School-Community Partnerships: Culturally Relevant Afterschool Programs Providing Professional Development to Classroom Teachers
… African American youth attending a quality afterschool program in an underserved community. Three research questions guided this qualitative case study and the results were discussed according to the three themes that emerged through the theoretical frames of culturally responsive pedagogy …
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Reimagining as Resistance: Queer and Trans Youth of Color Envision Afterschool Spaces
… of color engage resistance while envisioning afterschool programs. Specifically, it centers the unique insights of Queer and Trans youth of color by analyzing their visions for afterschool spaces. Data were drawn from 55 Queer and Trans youth of color (ages 13–18; Mage = 15.00, SD = 1.41) …
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Bridge building : afterschool activities, youth social networks, and community development
… cities have dramatically increased funding for afterschool activities. These afterschool programs may contribute to community development by expanding social networks, providing new channels for the flow of information and resources to low income neighborhoods. Drawing on research and literature …
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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Program Evaluation Evidence from Texas
<p>Texas afterschool programs strive to enhance academic performance and meet students' needs, yet gaps in program quality persist. This study evaluated 21st Century Community Learning Centers’ performance in reading, math, GPA, attendance, in-school suspension, and engagement, both within these …
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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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Systematic Intervention to Increase Parent Involvement In Children's Academic Activity
… homework. Parents were recruited from schools, afterschool programs, and churches in three Southeastern states in the US. Seventy-five parents of elementary school aged children were assigned to one of two groups: 1) intervention or 2) waitlist control group. Results showed that parents who …
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An Evaluation Of An Afterschool Program In a Title 1 Elementary School
… 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 safe and …
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Understanding African Refugee/Migrant Educational Transitions from Country of Origin to Refugee Camp to the US: Using Life Story Narratives to Compare Educational Experiences
… by providing ESL, IEP, 504, Bilingual, and Afterschool programs. Many of these programs fell short in integrating Sub-Saharan African immigrant children, given their significant educational gaps. The second study collected interview data from 12 formal or current teachers working with …
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Understanding Experiences of High School Student Spoken Word Poetry Mentors of Color in a Large Midwest Urban District
… viewed with deficit lenses, the increase in afterschool programs directly addressing character development and academic growth, the potential power of mentors of color, and the use of Hip-Hop and expressive arts as tools for engagement and learning. This qualitative study explores the lived …
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Temporal stability of the electronic version of the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test third edition (MVPT-3)
… were recruited from four daycare centers and afterschool programs in Eastern and Central North Carolina and ranged in ages 4 years 0 months to 10 years 11 months. Complete data was collected on forty-eight participants and was analyzed via a single tailed Pearson product-moment correlation. …
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Pink and Dude Chefs: Effectiveness of an After-School Nutrition Knowledge and Culinary Skills Program for Middle School Students to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
… knowledge and culinary skill building into afterschool programs. This study examines whether building knowledge, skills, and confidence through a culinary intervention can improve adolescent participants’ choices of healthful foods through increased fruit and vegetable intake.</p> <p>Pink …
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Adolescent substance use and participation in out-of-school time interventions
… substances. For this reason, implementation of afterschool programming (ASP) to provide supervised and developmentally enriching activities for youth is a promising strategy for reducing substance use. Another reason for using ASPs to prevent substance use behavior is the theory of alternate …
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Pink and Dude Chefs: Impact of a Nutrition and Culinary Education Program with Middle School Students in an Afterschool Setting
… knowledge and culinary skill building into afterschool programs.</p> <p>Pink and Dude Chefs, a 12-lesson nutrition education and culinary skills afterschool program targeted toward middle school students, aims to improve nutrition knowledge and dietary behavior in low income and minority …
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The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: An Examination of Obesity Prevention Behavioral Change in Children Who Participated In The Afterschool Program Virginia Beach Let’s Move
… to design childhood obesity prevention afterschool programs. This study employed a secondary analysis of pre (n=172), post (n=170), and 1-year follow-up (n=32) evaluations of the obesity prevention afterschool program Virginia Beach Let’s Move for children ages 5-11 years. Independent …
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An Examination of the United Future Leaders Program, Texas Tech University Center for Adolescent Resiliency
… 22, 2017), many schools have opted to implement afterschool programs to “address the social and emotional needs of their students” (Texas Education Code (TEC) §28.002(a)(2)(C)). Research in the field of social and emotional learning (SEL) has proliferated over the past decade as an umbrella term …
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Does Adoption of the Healthy Eating Standards Impact Snack Quality in Local After-School Programs?
… 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 address snack …