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Hill, Kathryn – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2021
Even before the COVID-19 crisis and its deep economic effects, over a million New Yorkers struggled with food insecurity--particularly in low-income communities of color. Because many families with children rely on meal programs provided to students during the school year, rates of food insecurity tend to increase sharply during the summer months.…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Urban Programs, Parents, Elementary School Students
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Faust, Loren; Kuperminc, Gabriel P. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2020
This qualitative study draws on concepts from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) within a positive youth development framework to postulate that participants in an after-school program will derive a sense of enjoyment and challenge in program activities when they perceive that the program supports their psychological needs for competence, autonomy,…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Learner Engagement, After School Programs, Self Determination