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Hall, Georgia; Poston, Kristen Fay; Harris, Stephanie – Afterschool Matters, 2015
Across the country, school administrators and educators struggle to find time for children to engage in physical activity while still giving them enough time in academic instruction. The steep rise in childhood obesity in the U.S. (National Center for Health Statistics, 2011; Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2014) suggests that the concern is…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Physical Activities, Executive Function, Pilot Projects
Hall, Georgia; Yohalem, Nicole; Tolman, Joel; Wilson, Alicia – 2003
This report by the National Institute on Out-of- School Time (NIOST) in association with The Forum for Youth (FYI) investigates how after-school programs in Boston can most effectively promote positive youth development as a support to academic achievement. The positive youth development approach addresses the broader developmental needs of youth,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, After School Programs, Child Development