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Walker, Karen E.; Arbreton, Amy J. A. – Prevention Researcher, 2005
After-school programs attempt to provide safe havens that keep youth off the streets and offer them a variety of opportunities to enhance their experiences and skills, including educational outcomes such as grades. What the programs actually accomplish has been somewhat different. Major evaluations of after-school programs have shown that they do…
Descriptors: Program Design, Adolescents, After School Programs, Community Centers