The Effectiveness of an After-school Program Targeting Urban African American Youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9728690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | THOMAS E HANLON (Social Research Center, Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, MD,, corresponding author), Betsy D Simon (Social Research Center, Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, MD), Kevin E O'Grady (University of Maryland, College Park, MD), Kevin E O’Grady (0000-0001-6565-7802, University of Maryland, College Park), Steven B Carswell (0000-0001-7437-2964, Social Research Center, Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, MD), Jason M Callaman (Social Research Center, Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, MD) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 96-118 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013124509343144 |
| PMID | 20300430 |
| PMCID | PMC2840398 |
| OpenAlex | W2089564264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 34 |
The present study reports on the effectiveness at one-year follow-up of an after-school prevention program targeting 6th grade African American youth residing in high-risk urban areas. The program, conducted on-site over the school-year period, involved a group mentoring approach emphasizing remedial education and an appreciation of African American cultural heritage in promoting school bonding, social skills development, and greater academic achievement. Behavioral and adjustment outcome data were obtained from two participating middle-school sites (intervention and comparison, involving 237 and 241 students, respectively) serving essentially equivalent urban communities. Results of the study revealed significant effects for academic achievement and behavior in terms of grade point average and teacher ratings that favored students at the intervention site. At this site, greater participation of parents in the intervention program was found to be positively related to improvement of the children in grade point average. No differential site-related changes in negative behavior were observed
Academic achievement · African american · At-risk students · Developmental psychology · Grade retention · Intervention (counseling · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Program evaluation · Remedial education · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Gerontology
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Empowerment‐Based Positive Youth Development
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Urban High School Students’ Experiences in an Afterschool College Readiness Program
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Prevention-Related Research Targeting African American Alternative Education Program Students
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American apartheid
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Manova method for analyzing repeated measures designs
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Creative, Intellectual, and Psychosocial Development through Mentorship
| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |