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Lilla, Nanine; Schüpbach, Marianne – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2021
All-day schools, the most common school form with extended education offerings in Germany, are expected to complement regular hours of school instruction with a wide array of offers and to compensate for origin-related educational gaps by providing specific offerings for disadvantaged students. Complementation and compensation can only be achieved…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extended School Day, Extracurricular Activities, Homework
Lundbäck, Birgitta; Fälth, Linda – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2019
In Sweden and the other Scandinavian countries children are offered a curricular based combination of care and teaching before and after compulsory school hours. These leisure time centers, so-called "fritidshem," are offered to children aged between 6 and 12 whose parents' study or work, as well as to children that require special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leisure Time, Children, Disabilities
Haglund, Björn; Peterson, Louise – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2017
Board games are traditionally seen as an important Swedish leisure-time centre activity, but research regarding this activity is sparse. This study aims to fill part of that void through a web survey directed to members in a closed Facebook group focusing on leisure-time centres. Fifty-five informants' answers were analysed using critical…
Descriptors: Games, Leisure Time, Recreational Facilities, Foreign Countries
Sauerwein, Markus; Theis, Désirée; Fischer, Natalie – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2016
Research has shown that participation in extracurricular activities has a positive effect on adolescents' social behaviour and academic performance; however, the reciprocal influence of extracurricular activities and leisure on the development of adolescents' academic performance and social behaviour is unclear. In our study, we investigate the…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, Grade 5
Boström, Lena; Augustsson, Gunnar – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2016
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse how teachers perceive the internal learning environment at Swedish leisure-time centres and set it in relation to steering documents. The empirical data is based on a comprehensive web-survey of 4,043 leisure-time teachers in Sweden. The methodological approach is a qualitative directed content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Environment, After School Programs
Bae, Sang Hoon; Jeon, Sue Bin; Han, Song Ie – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2015
This study aimed to explore who participates in what kinds of out-of-class activities in Korea's universities. Therefore, the researchers examine whether differences exist in the pattern of out-of-class experiences according to the individual characteristics of the students, including gender, grade, household income level, high school performance…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics
Vest, Andrea E.; Mahoney, Joseph L.; Simpkins, Sandra D. – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2013
International studies suggest that the U.S. ranks below many Asian and European countries in the 21st century in terms of mathematics and science achievement. Few have looked beyond the classroom to understand these differences. Absolute and relative time spent in various out-of-school time (OST) activities may provide one explanation. This study…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Mathematics Achievement