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2004

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Research & Action Report, Fall/Winter 2004, Wellesley Centers For Women, Wendy Wagner Robeson Oct 2004

Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Fall/Winter 2004, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time Oct 2004

Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Fall/Winter 2004, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

The Four Cs of Afterschool Programming A New Case Method for a New Field
By Gil G. Noam, Ed.D., Ph.D. (Habil) with Susanna Barry, Lisa Wahl Moellman, Leigh van Dyken, Carol Palinski, Nina Fiore, and Rob McCouch
Growing public and policy interest in the use of afterschool time has led to a need for research methods that allow investigators and stakeholders to examine and refine program models and activities. The case study method offers promise for afterschool research, but case study models must be refined in order to adequately study afterschool programming, which is characterized by collaboration among numerous stakeholders. …


Research & Action Report, Spring/Summer 2004, Wellesley Centers For Women, Peggy Mcintosh Apr 2004

Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Spring 2004, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time Apr 2004

Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Spring 2004, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

Community-Based Youth Organizations Negotiating Educational and Social Equity: A Case Study
By Sara Hill, Ed.D.
The Robert Bowne Foundation
This case study reveals how one community-based youth development organization in the northeastern United States advocated for social and educational equity for the low-income families it served by challenging the local school district’s practice of referring low-income children of color to special education in disproportionate numbers. Because this community-based organization (CBO) is typical of many such youth-serving organizations, the case study shows how the assets CBOs bring to their communities can help them negotiate with schools to achieve greater social and …


Afterschool Matters Spring 2004, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time Apr 2004

Afterschool Matters Spring 2004, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time

Afterschool Matters

Perils and Promise: Afterschool Programs on School Territory
By Joseph L. Polman
Situating community-based afterschool programs on school grounds has its risks, but there can be significant rewards as well. 10 pages.

Leveraging Resources to Promote Positive School-CBO Relationships
By Christopher Wimer, Margaret Post, and Priscilla Little
Analysis of the Harvard Family Research Project’s database of program evaluations suggests ways community-based afterschool programs can negotiate with schools to share financial, physical, social, and intellectual resources. 9 pages.

Acts of Invention: The Afterschool Program as a Site for Building Community
By Kirsten Cole
An afterschool program struggles to foster kindness and …