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Low-Income Children's After-School Care: Are There Beneficial Effects of After-School Programs?
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Posner, Jill K.; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Child Development, 1994
Examined the effects of 4 different types of after-school care arrangements (formal after-school programs, mother care, informal adult supervision, and self-care) on 216 children from low-income families. Children who participated in formal after-school programs had higher academic and conduct grades in school and spent less time watching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Child Relationship, After School Programs, Elementary Education
The Relation between Third Graders' After-School Care and Social, Academic, and Emotional Functioning.
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Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Corasaniti, Mary Anne – Child Development, 1988
Explores outcome differences associated with types of after-school care among third graders from a suburban school system. No differences were found between latchkey and mother-care children. However, significant differences were found for children who attended day care centers after school. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis