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Peer reviewedPierce, Kim M.; Hamm, Jill V.; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Child Development, 1999
Related children's experience in after-school programs to first grade performance. Found that staff positivity was associated with fewer boys' behavior problems, whereas staff negativity was related to boys' poorer reading/math grades. Program flexibility was associated with better boys' social skills. More frequent negative peer interactions in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Children
