Investing in Success: Key Strategies for Building Quality in After-School Programs

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 394-404

  Sheldon, Jessica ^a   Arbreton, Amy ^a   Hopkins, Leigh ^a   Grossman, Jean Baldwin ^a  

^a Public/Private Ventures   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity quality; After school; Continuous program improvement; Literacy; Reading gains

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; READING; SCHOOL; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; READING; SCHOOLS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953713629     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9296-y     Document Type: Article

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