The Need for and Effectiveness of After-School Programs in Helping At-Risk Students Academically and Personally

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dc.contributor.authorHassell, Janel
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-16T15:37:45Z
dc.date.available2016-05-16T15:37:45Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-16
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to investigate teachers’ views of the perceived need for and effectiveness of after-school programs for helping at-risk school students academically and personally. To gather the teachers’ views of after-school programs, the researcher created a survey that was completed anonymously by 53 respondents. Although many types of after-school programs are offered, not all address the student needs that teachers identified. Respondents expressed their views regarding what they believed are the greatest impediments to personal and/or academic success of at-risk school students. Overall, survey results suggested that after-school programs were perceived to be effective and beneficial to at-risk school students. Respondents also expressed that teachers could take some responsibility and ownership in offering support for at-risk students. Findings from this study affirm that there is a wide variety of programs offered for at-risk students, and that the teachers surveyed feel these programs are helpful for student participants. Responses indicated that they associate some improvement in the academic performance and personal growth of their students with these programs. Continued research is needed to determine how after-school programs can address students’ academic and personal needs most effectively.en_US
dc.format.extent56 p.en_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M26F5W
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2851
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsCollection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subjectafter-school programsen_US
dc.subjectacademically and personallyen_US
dc.subjecteffectivenessen_US
dc.subjectneeden_US
dc.subjectteachers'en_US
dc.subjectat-risk studentsen_US
dc.subjectmentorsen_US
dc.subjectmenteesen_US
dc.subjecthomeworken_US
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate)
dc.subject.lcshAfter-school programs -- Evaluation.
dc.subject.lcshProblem youth -- Academic achievement -- Research.
dc.subject.lcshMentoring in education -- Evaluation.
dc.titleThe Need for and Effectiveness of After-School Programs in Helping At-Risk Students Academically and Personallyen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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