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A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of an After-School Prosocial Behavior Program in an Area of Socioeconomic Disadvantage
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O'Hare, Liam; Biggart, Andy; Kerr, Karen; Connolly, Paul – Elementary School Journal, 2015
A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate the effects of a prosocial behavior after-school program called Mate-Tricks for 9- and 10-year-old children and their parents living in an area of significant socioeconomic disadvantage. The children were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 220) or a control group (n = 198). Children were…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Prosocial Behavior, Economically Disadvantaged, Research Methodology
J.C. Nalle Community School: A Study of a School Turnaround Effort. Publication #2015-14
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Redd, Zakia; Princiotta, Daniel; Stratford, Brandon; Caal, Selma; Li, Weilin; Murphy, Kelly; Coffey, Amelia; Carrington, Nicholas; Carney, Rachel; Oster, Maryjo; Horton, Susannah – Child Trends, 2015
J.C. Nalle is a Community School located in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of Ward 7 in Washington, D.C. The community in which J.C. Nalle is located, historically one of the more economically disadvantaged areas of the city, has experienced a number of changes in recent years. This report of evaluation findings begins with an introduction to…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Economically Disadvantaged, Community Schools, Partnerships in Education
Evaluation of the 1989 and 1990 Reading Improvement Program. Illinois Initiatives for Educational Reform. Research, Evaluation, & Planning Report.
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Bakall, Liz; And Others – 1991
This document evaluates the 1989 and 1990 Reading Improvement Program, which aimed to enhance and support 330 local schools in the implementation of Chicago (Illinois) Public Schools' goals for reading and language arts in kindergarten through grade 6. The program focused on improving instruction and reading achievement. Program features included…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Bilingual Education, Class Size, Economically Disadvantaged
State Disadvantaged Child Project in the Portland Public Schools. 1988-89 Evaluation Report.
Yagi, Kan – 1990
The purpose of this report is to describe the programs that make up Oregon's Disadvantaged Child Project (DCP) and document the ways in which students benefited from participation. The DCP was established in 1967 to provide supplemental services to children in low-income and culturally deprived areas. The project contains three major components:…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Budgets, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
An Afterschool Intervention Program for Educationally Disadvantaged Young Children.
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Bergin, David A.; And Others – Urban Review, 1992
Describes the Hilltop Emergent Literacy Project (HELP) in Toledo (Ohio), an afterschool educational program for poor, mostly African American, students in kindergarten through grade 3, and evaluates its effects on 12 kindergartners in comparison with a control group of 12 kindergartners. Program effectiveness is supported. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Black Students, Comparative Analysis
Making the Most of Out-of-School Time. Executive Summary: Interim Findings from an Evaluation Conducted by Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.
Halpern, Robert; Spielberger, Julie; Robb, Sylvan; Stevens, Rachel – 1998
The University of Chicago's Chapin Hall Center for Children evaluated the progress of the Making the Most of Out-of-School Time (MOST) Initiative in Boston, Chicago, and Seattle. MOST's goals are to improve the supply, accessibility, affordability and quality of school-age care, especially for low-income children; and to strengthen the overall…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Welfare, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education