Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods
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Melinda Garcia

Publications

• Short Communication
  Including at-risk Populations in Urban 4-H After-school Programs
  Author(s): Garcia M, Piña M, Dromgoole D Garcia M, Piña M, Dromgoole D
  
  While there are plenty of after-school programs to keep students busy, how many after-school programs are effective and truly meet the needs of students? Are there successful after-school programs that specifically target atrisk minorities in urban areas? An article by Protheroe, states that after-school programs look different from site to site and focus on child care and not academics. In a study of 138 published research articles, Scott-Little, Hamann and Jurs found that a mere fifteen after-school programs were designed well and generated data on student outcomes. Those numbers are a peek into the stark reality of the lack of effective after-school programs that students need to bridge the gap between home and school, especially at-risk minority youth. Durlak and Weissberg stated that evidence suggests when and how students spend their time outside of a classroom has implications .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9784.1000252

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