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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUMMER LIFE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM:
CHANGING CHILDREN'S ATTITUDES ABOUT SCHOOL. Phillip L. Haynes; and
mentor, Dr. Hakim M. Rashid, Department of Human Development and
Psychoeducational Studies, Howard University, Washington, DC.
The purpose of the Summer Life Enrichment Program was to provide children
with enriching activities that introduced the child to various aspect of
the world. Some of these activities include site visits to numerous
Washington, DC. landmarks and monuments such as the Smithsonisn, Discover
Creek, National Building Museum, etc. Other activities which involved the
use of Howard's resources which were the Media Center, The Opportunity
Center for Computer Interactive Learning, and Burr Gymnasium. These
activities held in some way influence and broaden the participants
attitude toward school and or learning.
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Approximately twenty yound males from the fifth and sixth grade at O.J.
Wilson Elementary School particpate in a program titled Summer Life
Enrichment Program, sponsored by The Foundation for Education Innovations.
This study investigated on whether or not the Summer Life Enrichment
Program produced a significant difference in school attitudes. The School
Attitude Measure (SAM) was used to assess five dimension of school
attitudes. They are academic self concept-referenced based, academic self
concept-school based, instruction mastery, motivation, and sense of
control. Pre-test and post-test were adminstered to the participants.
Changes in school attitude will be assessed by comparing mean pre and post
test scores on the five school attitude dimensions.
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