Resource Description

Critical Hours: Afterschool Programs and Educational Success

Beth M. Miller

This resource explores the links between afterschool programs and positive youth development, particularly during early adolescence. Based on research findings on afterschool programs and promoting learning, the report makes the following conclusions: youth benefit from consistent participation in well-run, quality afterschool programs; afterschool programs can increase engagement in learning; afterschool programs can increase educational equity; and afterschool programs can build the key skills necessary for success in today's economy. Each of these conclusions is backed by specific research studies and evaluations of afterschool programs. Critical Hours also examines three of the most common approaches to enhancing the academic impact of programs: homework time, linkages with the school day, and literacy development. (118 pages)

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