Finding a Safe Fit: Social Benefits of After-School Programs
This research examines the social benefits that after-school programs can provide for at risk students. Much of my research focused on programs that are located in urban school districts because of my belief that there is a greater number of at risk students in urban areas with fewer resources juxtaposed to students in suburban school districts with more resources. There was a focus on the social benefits because this aspect of development is often ignored when scholars evaluate after-school programs. This research displayed the strong correlation between social development and academic achievement. There was a review of reports and case studies from different after-school programs from across the country. There were also interviews with staff workers from an after-school program for at risk students, which is in collaboration with a large university located in the Midwest. It is proven that after-school programs are beneficial for at-risk students and encourages more people to invest money, time, and resources to the further development of after-school programs.
School:
American University
Department:
Elementary Education
Research Advisor:
James D. Anderson
Department of Research Advisor:
Educational Policy Studies
Year of Publication:
2008