Specific features of after-school program quality: Associations with children's functioning in middle childhood

Description:

A longitudinal study of the relationships between three after school program quality features and child grades, work habits, and social skills, based on data from 461 first, second, and third grade children, surveys of families, and observations of after school programs in a Midwestern city

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Pierce Kim M.; Bolt Daniel; Vandell Deborah Lowe

Funder(s):

NICHD Early Child Care Research Network

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

June 2010

Journal Title:

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

3-4

Page Range:

381-393

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.8. Out-Of-School Time

12. Parent, School, & Community School Readiness/Child School Success & Performance > 12.3. School Performance & Success

ISSN:

0091-0562

Paper

1573-2770

Online

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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