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Little, Priscilla M. D.; Wimer, Christopher; Weiss, Heather B. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2008
This research brief draws on seminal research and evaluation studies to address two primary questions: (a) Does participation in after school programs make a difference, and, if so (b) what conditions appear to be necessary to achieve positive results? The brief concludes with a set of questions to spur conversation about the evolving role of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness, Extracurricular Activities
Wimer, Christopher; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Dearing, Eric; Bouffard, Suzanne M.; Caronongan, Pia; Weiss, Heather B. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
Youth out-of-school time (OST) programs and activities can provide developmental benefits for participating youth. Yet little research has examined the contextual predictors of youth OST participation. To address this issue, we examined a collection of child-, family-, school-, and neighborhood-level characteristics as predictors of OST…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Income, Family Characteristics, Low Achievement