Effects of participation in after-school programs for middle school students: A randomized trial

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-313

  Gottfredson, Denise ^a   Cross, Amanda Brown ^a   Wilson, Denise ^a   Rorie, Melissa ^a   Connell, Nadine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

After school programs; Middle school; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960926286     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345741003686659     Document Type: Article

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