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Johnston, Kelly C.; Marttinen, Risto – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2023
In this article, the authors analyze the ways literacy integration evolved in a multi-year interdisciplinary after-school program that supports youth through a focus on literacy, physical activity, and health. To deviate from the increasingly siloed assumptions around literacy education and attend to a more interdisciplinary, integrated…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, After School Programs, Health Education
Jessica Bouchard; Jennifer S. Wong – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2025
Adolescents face many difficulties when transitioning to high school, particularly when it comes to their social circles and maintaining friendships. As these challenges can have long-term consequences, providing support to youth during this period is essential. The YWCA Youth Education Programs (YEP) in Vancouver, BC offer group-based,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Relationship, Gender Issues, After School Programs
MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership, 2024
Strong, caring relationships with adult and peer mentors have long played a crucial role in helping young people thrive academically and overcome challenges they face while at school and at key points in their educational journey. These mentoring relationships for students can be provided at school through volunteer programs embedded in the school…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Low Income Students
Lucas Gortazar; Claudia Hupkau; Antonio Roldan – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
We provide evidence from a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a novel, 100-percent online math tutoring program, targeted at secondary school students from highly disadvantaged neighborhoods. The intensive, eight-week-long program was delivered by qualified math teachers in groups of two students during after-school hours. The…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Electronic Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students
Ismail Satmaz – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2023
In Türkiye, Science and Art Centers (SACs) are the institutions where gifted students receive the most education. The aim of this research is to gather opinions and experiences related to various aspects of SAC, including identification, educational programs, problems, advantages and disadvantages, teachers, family approach, and benefits of being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Program Effectiveness
Bruce Hurst; Kylie Brannelly; Jennifer Cartmel – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2023
Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provides play, leisure, care and education for significant numbers of Australian children. As government has become increasingly involved in the regulation of OSHC, the sector has become increasingly professionalised. OSHC practitioners are active participants in quality improvement processes and increasingly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, After School Programs, Staff Development, Employment Qualifications
Kanefuji, Fuyuko – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2020
This study examines concepts surrounding the quality of afterschool programs in Japan and related challenges using qualitative and quantitative methods. A content analysis of government guidelines for afterschool programs provided by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology
Crozier, Mitchell; Wasenius, Niko S.; Denize, Kathryn M.; da Silva, Danilo F.; Nagpal, Taniya S.; Adamo, Kristi B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: Physical literacy-focused afterschool activity programs (ASAPs) can be an effective strategy to improve children's health-related parameters. We sought to compare physical activity, body composition, aerobic capacity, and fundamental movement skills between physical literacy-focused ASAP and a standard recreational ASAP. Method: A…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Physical Activity Level
Katherine Sorsdahl; Thandi Davies; Charl Jensel; Dallas Oberholzer; Lillian Gelberg; Claire van der Westhuizen – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
This study aimed to assess the mental health needs and risk behaviors of adolescents attending an afterschool life-skills skateboarding program, to evaluate the perceived benefits of the program, and to identify potential modifications required to meet the identified needs. Program participants were from three gang- and poverty-affected urban…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Juvenile Gangs, Poverty Areas, Physical Activities
Harris, Nicole M.; Binfet, John-Tyler – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
This study explored children's perceptions of a canine-assisted social-emotional learning program developed within the framework of a canine therapy program at a mid-sized Canadian university. Data collection made use of interviews, field notes, and observations. Children (N = 8, 5-11 years) from an after-school program participated in a six-week…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, After School Programs, Animals, Social Emotional Learning
Roelf Reyneke – Perspectives in Education, 2024
Unsafe and violent schools are a widespread problem in South Africa. This paper argues that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) contribute to this phenomenon. While various individual and community-level interventions to address ACEs have been reported on, the contribution of safe parks towards preventing school violence has not yet been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Safety, Violence, Parks
Magaji, Adewale; Ade-Ojo, Gordon; Bijlhout, Diola – International Journal of Instruction, 2022
This study reports the measured impact of attendance at after school science club (ASSC) on the progress and attainment of Key stages 3 and 4 students in a coeducation academy in the UK. The research was experimental in design and collected data from both a control and an experimental group of participants, 17 and 140 respectively. Data were…
Descriptors: Clubs, After School Programs, Science Education, Program Effectiveness
Yao, Jing; Yao, Jijun; Li, Peixuan; Xu, Yifan; Wei, Lai – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2023
The after-school program is a crucial initiative for implementing the Double Reduction policy; however, prior research has not provided conclusive evidence on whether extended school hours contribute to students' cognitive and non-cognitive development or on which types of after-school services are more beneficial for student development. This…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Students, Cognitive Ability, Ability
Xin Gong; Huixia Gu; Wei Gao; Siyuan Wang – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2025
In 2021, China issued the "Double Reduction" (DR) policy to reduce the within- and outside-school burden on students. The policy requires all compulsory education schools to provide after-school services such as homework tutoring and well-rounded development activities for willing students. Based on student survey data from 13 schools in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, After School Programs, Social Emotional Learning, Tutoring
Mark, Atia D.; Wells, Steve – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2019
Middle school students in Nova Scotia, Canada, are perceived to have low self-efficacy for achieving learning outcomes. While strong self-efficacy beliefs, developed through effective curricula, have been linked to improved academic performance, there is a need for formal evaluation of such curricula. The purpose of this study was to investigate a…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Mentors, Self Efficacy