Charting the benefits of high-quality after-school program experiences: Evidence from new research on improving after-school opportunities for disadvantaged youth

Author(s): Reisner, Elizabeth R.; Vandell, Deborah L.; Pechman, Ellen M.; Pierce, Kim M.; Brown, B. Bradford; Bolt, Daniel;
Date Issued: March, 2007
Publisher(s): Policy Studies Associates
Description: A discussion of the policy implications of a longitudinal study of the relationship of elementary and middle school students' after school experiences, including participation in high-quality after school programs, to their academic, social, and behavioral outcomes
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Funder(s): Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Source: Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates. Retrieved December 28, 2007, from http://www.policystudies.com/studies/youth/Promising%20Programs%20policy%20paper.pdf
Note: This resource is part of the Study of Promising After-School Programs
Topics: Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Out-Of-School Time
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