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Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This article reports on the effect of a community-based social support programme offered through a government-linked centre that works on the resilience of children of families from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Purposive sampling was used to select four parents (mothers) and nine school-going children (N = 13) who all benefit from and attend a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Social Support Groups, Program Effectiveness, Resilience (Psychology)
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Tuason, Ma. Teresa; Marcetic, Andjela; Roberts, Shavaun; Stuart, Karly; Rearick, Jessica – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
The Refuge is an after-school care programme in the southeastern USA that caters to the academic and psychological needs of impoverished African-American children. This study evaluated the Refuge through interviews with staff, small group discussions with children and persistent observation. By evaluating the after-school care services they…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Poverty, Family Relationship, Student Attitudes