21st Century Community Learning Centers: Stakeholder perceptions of program benefits
Homer, Karen, December, 2012
Nashville: Tennessee, Department of Education.
A study of students', parents', and teachers' perceptions of Tennessee 21st Century Community Learning Center outcomes related to academic performance, social skills, behavior, and safety, based on survey responses from 2,248 students, 1,613 parents, and 2,263 teachers
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Stakeholder perceptions of program benefits: Executive summary
Homer, Karen, December, 2012
Nashville: Tennessee, Department of Education.
A summary of a study of students', parents', and teachers' perceptions of Tennessee 21st Century Community Learning Center outcomes related to academic performance, social skills, behavior, and safety, based on survey responses from 2,248 students, 1,613 parents, and 2,263 teachers
Executive Summary
Building the capacity of OST organizations through peer networking: Policy brief on the peer networking meetings of the Out-of-School Time Research Center (OSTRC) at the University of Pennsylvania
Policy Studies Associates, May, 2013
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.
An examination of the operations and participant outcomes of peer networking meetings for out-of-school time program staff in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, based on meeting materials and interviews with meeting organizers
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of The Electric Company Summer Learning Program: Highlights of the findings
McCarthy, Betsy, October, 2011
San Francisco: WestEd.
A summary of a study of the implementation of The Electric Company Summer Learning Program, a transmedia curriculum for summer programs with a focus on math and literacy skills, and of the relationship of participation in the program to teaching outcomes and to children's math and literacy outcomes, based on surveys from and interviews with 152 6- to 8-year-old children and 16 teachers at 12 summer programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) Resource Guide
Foundation for Child Development, June, 2013
Foundation for Child Development. Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) Resource Guide.
This resource guide provides a brief overview of the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) and instructions for obtaining the restricted-use PEELS datasets. PEELS users should refer to the National Center for Special Education Research?s PEELS data webpage, which provides greater detail on the topics discussed.
Other
State of the state of expanded learning in California 2012-2013
Davis, Jeff, May, 2013
Davis, CA: California Afterschool Network.
An examination of the population served by, funding sources of, and unmet need for expanded learning programs in California
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Summer Matters: How summer learning strengthens students' success
Public Profit,
Oakland, CA: Summer Matters.
An evaluation of summer learning programs in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, that examines program quality and the social skills and academic outcomes of participants, based on program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and student surveys and assessments
Reports & Papers
Summer Matters: How summer learning strengthens students' success [Executive summary]
Public Profit,
Oakland, CA: Summer Matters.
A summary of an evaluation of summer learning programs in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, that examines program quality and the social skills and academic outcomes of participants, based on program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and student surveys and assessments
Executive Summary
Summer Matters: How summer learning strengthens students' success: Key findings
Summer Matters,
Oakland, CA: Summer Matters.
A summary of an evaluation of summer learning programs in Fresno, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, California, that examines program quality and the social skills and academic outcomes of participants, based on program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and student surveys and assessments
Fact Sheets & Briefs