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Parsad, Basmat; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
How school-age children spend their time after school is a topic of interest among educators, policymakers, researchers, and parents. Many parents choose to have their children attend after-school programs, which may provide services such as academic instruction, cultural enrichment, safe places to stay, and adult supervision for children. This…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Public Schools, Elementary Schools, Child Care
Zaritsky, Joyce Ship – 1989
In 1988, a survey was conducted to determine the characteristics and extent of peer tutoring programs at two- and four-year colleges in New York. Data were also collected on supplemental instruction, a variant of peer tutoring in which the peer tutor works closely with a faculty member to help students in identified high-risk courses. Of the 270…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Peer Teaching, Postsecondary Education
Colombey, Hanna – 1995
A thematic teaching program and portfolio assessment were used to maintain basic academic language arts and mathematics skills during the summer for 21 elementary students placed in residential foster care settings as victims of physical and/or sexual abuse. All activities were designed around the selected theme of a safari. Students listened to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Elementary Education, Foster Care, Integrated Curriculum