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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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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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Do After-School Performing Arts Programs Impact Student Attendance?
… problem in our nation, particularly in urban school districts. There have been other studies, discussions, and debates on how to improve student attendance, but identifying a single policy, program, incentive, and/or intervention to positively impact absenteeism is difficult. Student …
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Investigating the lived experience of an after-school Minecraft club
… sandbox videogame, Minecraft, during a year-long after-school club. Drawing on the work of Deleuze and Guattari (1987) the research employs a playful and emergent methodology, referred to as ‘rhizomic ethnography’, which provides a suite of approaches as a means of exploring the complexity of the …
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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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School service projects for students serving in after-school detentions
… investigate student attitudes when a voluntary school service project alternative was offered to those serving a school detention. Another purpose was to examine the potential benefits reaped by the school as a result of these students' work. The sample population for study (n=60) was selected …
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ACTIVE 6 AFTER-SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: A PROCESS EVALUATION
… barriers to participation in the Active 6 After-School Physical Activity (A6) program in Missoula, MT. Barriers were explored by identifying factors that influence participation in after-school programs. Those barriers identified in the literature were compared with current needs and …
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ACTIVE 6 AFTER-SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: A PROCESS EVALUATION
… barriers to participation in the Active 6 After-School Physical Activity (A6) program in Missoula, MT. Barriers were explored by identifying factors that influence participation in after-school programs. Those barriers identified in the literature were compared with current needs and …
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Learning mathematics in a Turkish-English bilingual after school club
… an investigation of a bilingual Turkish/English after school club in a UK secondary school. It investigates and analyses bilingual/multilingual students’ naturally occurring language use during classroom activities and explores students’ strategies while tackling mathematical tasks. It examines …
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An Investigation of a 6th Grade Homework After School Completion Program
… In recent years, critics and would-be school reformers cite a lack of homework as an area of concern. More homework is viewed as an inexpensive and non-controversial means to address the perceived shortcomings of the educational system. However, little research has actually been …
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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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Self-Authorship: a teaching approach during the after-school community program
… of a self-authorship program during an after-school community program examined the self-authorship pedagogy approach following the developmental theory designed by Baxter Magolda (1999, 2001). Much of previous research in self-authorship was influenced by college student population. …
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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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Effect of an After-School Garden Club Program on Elementary Students
… this study was to determine if three elementary school garden club programs influenced students' attitudes and behaviors regarding fruit and vegetable consumption. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis took place, in the form of pretest and posttest questionnaires as well …
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Adult volunteer retention in an after-school garden club setting : a case study
Once a fixture of American schoolyards during the early 1900’s, school gardens in the United States are again growing in popularity. It is estimated that one-fourth of all public and private schools in the U.S. have a school garden. Funding, teacher involvement, support of the principal, volunteer …
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Quiet on the Set!: Writing Socially in an Elementary After-School Video Club
… presented is a qualitative case study of an after-school video club for elementary age students. The focus of the project revolved around one main question: how do students socially read and write videos? The broader goal of the question was to understand how students socially read and write …
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How do teacher practices influence student academic performance in required after-school tutoring?
… of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, schools with high populations of at-risk students who are not meeting academic standards must provide supplementary educational services (SES) to their struggling learners. This study examines the tutoring program of an urban Texas elementary school …
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