Published: 10/26/2009 6:41:00 PM
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" As this review of research suggests...rates of participation in after-school programs remain relatively low among disadvantaged and minority youth – the very youth who may be most in need of academic assistance. The overarching aim of this paper is therefore to highlight potential reasons for these low participation rates, and to examine the proposition that increasing access among economically disadvantaged, minority students will lead to more equitable academic outcomes." |
Margo Gardner, Research Scientist,
Jodie Roth, Senior Research Scientist,
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of
Child Development and Education, Teachers College,
Discussants:
Robert Granger, President, William T. Grant Foundation
Lucy Friedman, President, The After School Corporation
Moderator:
Edmund Gordon, Richard March Hoe Professor, Emeritus of Psychology
and Education, Teachers College,
RESOURCES:
Gardner, M., Roth, Jodie L., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2009). Can after-school programs help level the playing field for disadvantaged youth? Equity Matters: Research Review No. 4. New York: The Campaign for Educational Equity.
