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Character Education: The Effects Of An After-School Music Program On At-Risk Youth Student Motivation And Academic Achievement, Sharon L. Koster
Character Education: The Effects Of An After-School Music Program On At-Risk Youth Student Motivation And Academic Achievement, Sharon L. Koster
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This case study was designed to increase student motivation and improve academic achievement in at-risk students through participation in an after-school music program. The case study began in September 2007, as a part of Project Jericho's After-school Arts Program, a program that is a collaboration between the Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center and Job and Family Services of Clark County, in Springfield, Ohio. An analysis compared pre and post data that included field notes, personal observation, student journals, and SWIS data (School-wide Information System: official school behavioral tracking system for data), in order to measure changes in behavior, …