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Experiences in After-School Programs and Children's Adjustment in First-Grade Classrooms.

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Pierce, Kim M.; Hamm, Jill V.; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Child Development, 1999

Related children's experience in after-school programs to first grade performance. Found that staff positivity was associated with fewer boys' behavior problems, whereas staff negativity was related to boys' poorer reading/math grades. Program flexibility was associated with better boys' social skills. More frequent negative peer interactions in…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Children

Low-Income Children's After-School Care: Are There Beneficial Effects of After-School Programs?

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Posner, Jill K.; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Child Development, 1994

Examined the effects of 4 different types of after-school care arrangements (formal after-school programs, mother care, informal adult supervision, and self-care) on 216 children from low-income families. Children who participated in formal after-school programs had higher academic and conduct grades in school and spent less time watching…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Child Relationship, After School Programs, Elementary Education