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Download full textLumsden, Linda – 2003
Afterschool programs are increasingly viewed as one viable way of bridging the gap between the end of the school day and the time parents get home from work. This digest briefly discusses why afterschool programs are needed, what potential benefits may be, what challenges may affect the viability of programs, what factors are identified with…
Descriptors: After School Education, After School Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day
Ellis, Thomas I. – 1984
Arguments for lengthening the school day and/or school year are predicated on the notion that more time devoted to learning will yield proportionally higher achievement scores. Research reveals, however, that the correlation between time and achievement is far slighter than expected. The quality of instructional time is more important than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day
Burnett, Gary – 1995
The New York City Citizens' Commission on Planning for Enrollment Growth submitted a report on overcrowding in New York City schools that may serve as a guide to other cities striving to provide an effective education for ever-increasing numbers of students. Research on the impact of school overcrowding has been inconclusive, but there is some…
Descriptors: Class Size, Crowding, Educational Planning, Extended School Day
Schwartz, Wendy – 1996
This digest describes the creation and operation of after school programs for poor urban students. Schools often sponsor such programs and find the advantages to be the credibility lent by the school, continuity of care, and easy access to resources. Some of the disadvantages to school sponsorship are higher personnel costs, the possibility of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Lumsden, Linda – Research Roundup, 2003
Results of research and evaluation efforts are just beginning to shed some light on how to create and maintain high-quality after-school programs. This research roundup reviews five documents that touch upon a range of issues related to the developing field of after-school programming. "Getting School-Based After-School Programming Off the Ground"…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Education, After School Programs, Discipline
Coltin, Lillian – 1999
School-age children between the ages of 5 and 14 spend up to 80% of their time out of school. These hours represent an opportunity to help children grow and acquire important social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills and to help them develop lifelong interests. This time can also be used to provide support for the academic challenges faced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, After School Programs, Community Programs
Coltin, Lillian – 2002
School-age children between the ages of 5 and 14 spend up to 80% of their time out of school. These hours represent an opportunity to help children grow and acquire important social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills and to help them develop lifelong interests. This time can also be used to provide support for the academic challenges faced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, After School Programs, Community Programs
