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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"after-school program"”.
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The Meaning of the Virtual YMCA After School Program for Former Participants: An Exploratory Study
Research has shown that after school programs can provide children with opportunities that help foster positive development and adaptation. Current research meets the need for identifying short term outcomes, program standards, and short term evaluation techniques, however less understood is the …
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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 Mentor's Role: Exploring mentorship in a working-class neighbourhood's after-school program
Public schools in Ontario may be inadequate to deal with the needs of children and youth from working-class families, especially those who do not have available caretakers to guide them through the educational system or resources that help them master literacy and numeracy skills they may need in …
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Connecting children to nature: integrating technology into nature programs and incorporating environmental education into an urban after-school program
… (WVO's) to influence participation in nature programs. While a domination orientation defines wildlife primarily as a resource to be used and managed for human benefit, a mutualism orientation perceives wildlife as capable of relationships of trust with humans and as life forms deserving of …
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Emphasizing relations in an accountability driven era: a qualitative study of a caring-centered after school program for black and Latina/o students
This research examines an after school program situated within a small urban school district with a documented history of discrimination against students of color. I aim to reveal the complexities of Project [em]POWER, the learning opportunities provided to its participants, and the experiences of …
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Using Project-Based Learning and Technology to Promote Collaboration and Problem- Solving in Elementary-Aged Students: A Case Study of an After-School Program
… exposed to technology well before they enter a school setting and despite knowing how to use technology, when they start elementary school they tend to superficially engage with devices and programs. Educators are faced with the challenges of moving beyond merely integrating technology in the …
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The impact of an after school mathematics program on the educational outcomes of Title I middle school students
… study was to evaluate if participation in an after school mathematics enrichment program has an impact on student outcomes, including the students' perception that the after school program helped prepare them for their regular school day's mathematics class, score better on benchmark …
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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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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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A Narrative Inquiry into Experiences of Urban Indigenous Youth Within An Intergenerational After-School Wellness Program
… and Northern Affairs Canada to implement an after-school program for urban Indigenous youth within an urban centre within Saskatchewan, Canada. Our intent from the outset was to create a connecting space that would allow us, as narrative inquirers, to ethically enter into the community and to …
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Build a Bone Bank with 3-A-Day After-School Education Program for Elementary Students
… guided nutrition educational intervention in an after-school program is associated with improved nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors for fourth and fifth grade participants. Design: A prospective comparative study with a quasi-experimental design over a six …
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Investigation into the effects of an after school GEPA math program in raising student achievement
… paper is to determine the effectiveness of an after school math program on raising student achievement on the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA). Regular education students were selected based on a review of their fourth grade standardized test, and the trend in their yearly Terra Nova …
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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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21st Century Community Learning Center Program: A Study to Evaluate the Success of a Program in a Rural County in East Tennessee.
<p>The 21st Century Community Learning Center Program is a key component in the <em>No Child Left Behind</em> Act. It presents an opportunity for students and their families to continue to learn new skills after the regular school day has ended. The focus of the program is to provide expanded …
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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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Memorial School & MAP: how did it do?
… impact on academic achievement of the Memorial After-School Program (MAP) conducted at the Veterans Memorial School in Vineland, NJ. The study is primarily a descriptive study with an examination of a limited number of potential correlations. The sample size included eighty-nine students from …
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Art Therapy Program for the San Mateo County School-based Mental Health 599 Team
… “at risk” students and their families. The 599 program is designed to prevent those “at risk” children from entering non-public school settings. The program also provides intensive wrap around services to the students and families in order to help the student be successful in school.</p> <p>This …
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The effects of supplemental educational services on student achievement
… standards provided outside of the regular school day. Despite four years of supplemental services educational and millions of dollars spent, little is known about the effects of SES on student achievement. This study hypothesized that after the sixth month of SES tutoring, students in the …
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Farm to Fork: A Culinary- and Farm-Enhanced Nutrition Education Program
… an expansion in the use of nutritional education programs as intervention. Effective nutrition education can decrease the incidence of obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases, type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. This dissertation in practice proposes to design a …
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