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Download full textDanielle A. Augustine; Emilie P. Smith; Dawn P. Witherspoon – Journal of Youth Development, 2022
After-school programs are potential contexts that may promote positive youth development (PYD) and reduce problem behaviors among African American children. One way after-school programs may be associated with reduced problem behaviors is by fostering an affirming sense of identity. Prior research on racial-ethnic identity among African American…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Ethnicity, Behavior Problems, After School Programs
Hatcher, Daniel W.; FitzSimons, Crystal Weedall; Turley, Jill R. – Afterschool Matters, 2014
One in three children in this country is overweight or obese. One in five children lives in food-insecure households that struggle to put food on the table. Both problems affect millions of children. Both can occur in the same child at the same time. Both are linked to poor academic performance, behavior problems, and high rates of school…
Descriptors: Obesity, Food, Hunger, Low Achievement
