After-school programs and academics: Implications for policy, practice, and research

Description:

A discussion, with commentary, of the relation of participation in after school programs to participants' positive academic outcomes, with a focus on particular program features associated with positive academic outcomes

Resource Type:

Other

Author(s):

Granger Robert C.; Durlak Joseph A.

Publisher(s):

Society for Research in Child Development

Date Issued:

2008

Journal Title:

Social Policy Report

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Journal Notes:

Retrieved September 18, 2013, from http://srcd.org/sites/default/files/documents/22-2_afterschool_programs.pdf

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.8. Out-Of-School Time

ISSN:

2379-3988

Online

1075-7031

Paper

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