Out-of-school-time programs: A meta-analysis of effects for at-risk students

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-313

  Lauer, Patricia A ^a   Akiba, Motoko ^b   Wilkerson, Stephanie B ^c   Apthorp, Helen S ^d   Snow, David ^e   Martin Glenn, Mya L ^d  

^a Rocky Mountain Center for Health Promotion and Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Magnolia Consulting   (United States)

^d Mid continent Research for Education and Learning   (United States)

^e Ecological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk students; Math achievement; Meta analysis; Out of school time programs; Reading achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746344653     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543076002275     Document Type: Review

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