The Impact of Attending After-School Care Schemes on Science Achievement in Primary School: A Norwegian Study

Autor/inn/en	Turmo, Are; Guttersrud, Oystein; Elstad, Eyvind; Olsen, Rolf Vegar
Titel	The Impact of Attending After-School Care Schemes on Science Achievement in Primary School: A Norwegian Study
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Research, 48 (2009) 5, S.331-341 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-0355
DOI	10.1016/j.ijer.2010.03.003
Schlagwörter	Science Achievement; After School Programs; Grade 5; Educational Opportunities; Grade 8; Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Background; Ethnic Diversity; Program Effectiveness; Investigations; Educational Research; Elementary School Science; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Ausland; Sozioökonomische Lage; Untersuchung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Norwegen
Abstract	Accompanying the rise in the number of working parents is a growing demand for after-school care schemes for children. After-school care schemes, in addition to school, provide pupils with more learning opportunities than the experiences that school provides. The hypothesis is that after-school care schemes offer a better knowledge-basis for learning science than the school and home environments only. This article investigates how after-school care schemes affect learning in grades 5 and 8. While taking into account the socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds of pupils, results indicate that after-school care is of significance. The influence of after-school care is roughly explained by the increased number of learning opportunities. We discuss the implications for research and the limitations of this survey. (Contains 1 figure and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10