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Yanghee Kim; Jaejin Hwang; Seongmi Lim; Moon-Heum Cho; Sungchul Lee – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
This research explored if a social robot would play a role in facilitating the development of friendship between young children while they engage in playful learning. Grounded in child-robot interaction and child development literature, we instantiated four sessions of triadic interaction activities among two children and a robot, where the robot…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, After School Programs, Robotics
Haglund, Björn; Boström, Lena – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Research directed at institutions focusing on diverse aspects of childrens social and cognitive development outside school is a growing field. This article discusses Swedish school-age educare centres for children between 6-12 years of age before and after school. These centres are regarded as important for young children's learning and care,…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Educational Quality, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
Vilkin, Ellora; Einhorn, Leslie; Satyanarayana, Satyanand; Eisu, Ammo; Kimport, Katrina; Flentje, Annesa – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2020
Middle- and high school-based programs that affirm diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are related to lower rates of bullying and better mental health for LGBTQ students, yet little is known about how to implement affirming programs for elementary-aged children. This study is among the first to examine how an arts-based curriculum…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Gender Issues
Mampane, M. R. – Perspectives in Education, 2017
This study seeks to describe the socio-educational afterschool intervention programme run by a drop-in centre to fight poverty, strengthen and build resilience in families and school microsystems. Indigenous psychology is used as a theoretical lens to understand the school, family and community response to contextual challenges and how resilience…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), After School Programs, After School Education, Intervention
Lehrer, Joanne S.; Petrakos, Hariclia H.; Venkatesh, Vivek – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study explored the relationship between play and child development at the Grade 1 level. As previous research has noted a sudden curtailment of classroom play during this period, the relationship between play at home and children's school grades, behavior, and creativity scores was examined using correlational and…
Descriptors: Grade 1, After School Programs, Play, Academic Achievement
Chanfreau, Jenny; Tanner, Emily; Callanan, Meg; Laing, Karen; Skipp, Amy; Todd, Liz – Institute of Education - London, 2016
The aims of this working paper were to investigate whether taking part in out of school activities during primary school is linked with end of primary school attainment and social, emotional and behavioural outcomes, for all children and specifically for children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The analysis is based on the Millennium…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Primary Education, Academic Achievement, Social Development
Schüpbach, Marianne; von Allmen, Benjamin – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to give an overview of research on extended education in Switzerland and to point out the gaps in the field. In Switzerland official education statistics and research on extended education are still in their infancy. This is directly associated with the fact that extended education has only been widely discussed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, After School Programs, Educational Research, School Schedules
Gamoran, Adam; Turley, Ruth N. Lopez; Turner, Alyn; Fish, Rachel – Online Submission, 2012
Disadvantages faced by Hispanic children in the U.S., compared to non-Hispanic Whites, have been widely reported. Economic differences account for some of the gaps, but the social isolation of Hispanic families also serves as a barrier to children's success. Whereas Hispanic families tend to have strong kinship networks, their social ties often do…
Descriptors: After School Programs, School Activities, Whites, Social Capital
Children Now, 2009
Despite economic and social challenges facing California, Children Now advocates that the foundation of state vitality and well-being is a healthy, educated and skilled population, and urges efficient investments in children. State leadership is called upon to: (1) Ensure every child has affordable health insurance coverage; (2) Invest earlier in…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Access to Health Care
Mindnich, Jessica; Kennedy, Brian; Schutjer-Mance, Kristi – Children Now, 2010
This year's "Report Card" breaks new ground by providing "The Children's Agenda", which details the top ten high-priority, high-impact actions California policymakers should take to reverse the declining status of children. It's clear any sound plan to revitalize the state must prioritize children's development. California's history backs this up,…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Obesity, Elementary Secondary Education, Child Health
Walking Eagle, Karen P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Cooc, North; LaFleur, Jennifer; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
New Jersey After 3 (NJ After 3) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand and improve afterschool opportunities for New Jersey's youth. Using both public and private resources, it supports a network of youth-service providers that deliver afterschool services based on NJ After 3's program model. Under an agreement with NJ…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Program Content, Nonprofit Organizations
Ferguson, F. Michael – 1992
This practicum was designed to help children in an early childhood community center understand themselves and others as being unique, and having worth and dignity. It was intended that parents and teachers would develop a partnership and work in a collaborative manner on behalf of the children. Surveys of participating parents and teachers…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Black Culture, Black Youth, Child Development
Freedman, J.; Trieger, S. – 1968
Progress of the children involved in a Canadian day care project is reported, focusing on the day-to-day interaction of the children and any changes in their overt behavior patterns. Particular emphasis is on the adjustment of the inner-city youth to the problems produced by the cultural and economic deprivation of their environment. A brief…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development
Smith, Susan L. – 1996
Concerns about the quality of a before- and after-school program on an overseas military installation arose due to low staff morale, caregivers' lack of training and experience, and child behavior problems. This practicum project devised and implemented a 10-week training program to increase staff knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers