An Exploration of Out of School Time Programs Designed for Low-Income Elementary Students in the United States
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Doran, Julie
- Affiliation: School of Education
- Abstract
- Low-income students in the United States face a number of educational challenges that their middle and high income peers do not face, and often do not achieve to the same extent as middle or high income students. Little progress has been made in the last few decades to eliminate this achievement gap. One model for eliminating this gap is to implement effective out of school time (OST) programs designed for low-income students. Many studies have shown that these programs can produce positive academic and socio-emotional/behavioral outcomes. In this literature review, the findings of fifteen studies are outlined including the effective features of OST programs as well as their positive impact on students’ academic and socio-emotional/behavioral outcomes. The literature review shows how OST programs that implement effective features can serve as a model for reducing the achievement gap between low and high income students.
- Date of publication
- spring 2014
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- Funding: None
- Advisor
- Griffin, Dana
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors level
- Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Extent
- 72 p.
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