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Do After-School Programs Affect Student Experience? An Enhancement Study to the 21st Century CLC Evaluation

This study considers the out-of-school experiences of middle-school youth who attend 21st Century Community Learning Centers. Experiences of CLC youth were contrasted with the experiences of comparison youth who do not attend CLCs. Youth who attended CLCs spent more time engaged in voluntary structured activities than comparison youth and that CLC youth reported higher levels of intrinsic motivation and concentration than while attending the programs than when not at the programs. We are currently examining associations between participation in after-school programs and student outcomes.

Leadership

Daniel Bolt
Bradford Brown
Kim Pierce
Deborah Vandell

Staff

Brian Ganje

Funding

C.S. Mott Foundation

Project Website

http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/childcare

Status

Completed Aug 31 2005

Contact Information

Kim Pierce
Email: kmpierce@wisc.edu