title: Piloting a classroom-based intervention in after-school programmes: a case study in science migration.
abstract: Policy-makers are looking to after-school programs to improve family and child well-being and are searching for evidence-based ways to improve the quality of after-school programs. This study examines whether the Good Behavior Game, a behavior management curriculum designed for school classrooms, can be easily migrated to academically-focused after-school programs. Our results are based on program observations, qualitative interviews, and ratings of implementation fidelity. We provide a description of the structure and activities in these after-school programs, then identify challenges to implementing and evaluating classroom-based interventions in the after-school setting.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, S118 Henderson Building, University Park, PA, 16802, kbh13@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hynes
authors.affiliation: Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Emilie Phillips
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Professor of Family and Youth Resiliency and Policy, Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perkins
keywords: after-school; behavior management; evaluation; intervention