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'We’Re Like Family And Stuff Like That': Relationships In After-School Programs, Alan English Jan 2020

'We’Re Like Family And Stuff Like That': Relationships In After-School Programs, Alan English

Educational Considerations

After-school programs have been demonstrated or theorized to be associated with a wide variety of positive youth outcomes and have become a more widely-accepted aspect of the greater educational system. One of the most commonly-cited vehicles for these positive outcomes is relationships developed within the after-school program. This paper investigated youth perception of after-school program relationships through a phenomenological case study. Analysis of interview, observation, and artifact data indicated the potential for the individual positionalities with which youth approach involvement in after-school program relationships to dramatically impact youth outcomes. Consequentially, these individual positionalities need to be considered when developing conceptualizations …


Collaboration At Its Best: Supporting The Professional Growth Of Educational Leaders, Elizabeth Funk Sep 2013

Collaboration At Its Best: Supporting The Professional Growth Of Educational Leaders, Elizabeth Funk

Educational Considerations

Strong leadership has a tremendous impact on organizations. This special edition of Educational Considerations highlighted the journey of the Kansas Educational Leadership Institute (KELI), from inception to implementation.


Systems Of Support: The Educators With Disabilities Caucus And Its Mentoring Program, Polly G. Haselden, Pamela K, De Loach, Jennifer Miller, Monica Campbell, Lynn Boyer, Nancy Anderson Apr 2007

Systems Of Support: The Educators With Disabilities Caucus And Its Mentoring Program, Polly G. Haselden, Pamela K, De Loach, Jennifer Miller, Monica Campbell, Lynn Boyer, Nancy Anderson

Educational Considerations

In the field of education, critics have described the experiences of beginning teaching as “sink or swim, trial by fire, or boot camp experiences.”