Piloting a classroom‐based intervention in after‐school programmes: a case study in science migration

Abstract

Policy‐makers are looking to after‐school programmes to improve family and child wellbeing and are searching for evidence‐based ways to improve the quality of after‐school programmes. This study examines whether the Good Behaviour Game, a behaviour management curriculum designed for school classrooms, can be easily migrated to academically focused after‐school programmes. Our results are based on programme observations, qualitative interviews and ratings of implementation fidelity. We describe the structure and activities in these after‐school programmes and then identify challenges to implementing and evaluating classroom‐based interventions in the after‐school setting.

Citation

Hynes, K., Smith, E. and Perkins, D. (2009), "Piloting a classroom‐based intervention in after‐school programmes: a case study in science migration", Journal of Children's Services, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 4-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/17466660200900014