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Direct linkSteinkuehler, Constance; Anderson, Craig G.; Reitman, Jason G.; Lee, Je Seok; Wu, Minerva; Wells, Garrison; Gardner, Reginald T. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2023
This paper describes the design and investigation of a high-school-affiliated esports program based on an enrichment learning model. In it, the authors detail the connections between esports and learning, self-reported impacts of the program and demographic differences among them, students' attitudes toward program features, and equity in results…
Descriptors: Video Games, Competition, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Download full textdela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2019
The Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program managed by Foundations Communities provided academic assistance, enrichment, college and career readiness, and family engagement activities at community learning centers to students from three AISD elementary schools, using Cycle 9 funding through the Texas Education Agency. This report compares…
Descriptors: After School Programs, College Readiness, Career Readiness, State Aid
dela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2019
The AISD Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE Austin) program provided academic assistance, enrichment, college and career readiness, and family engagement activities at six elementary and four middle school campuses through Cycle 9 funding through the Texas Education Agency. ACE Austin was found to have a positive impact on students' academic…
Descriptors: School Districts, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Achievement
dela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2019
The Afterschool Centers on Education of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (ACE BGCA) provided academic assistance, enrichment, college and career readiness, and family engagement activities at four elementary, three middle, and two high schools through Cycle 10 funding through the Texas Education Agency. ACE BGCA was found to have a…
Descriptors: School Districts, College Readiness, Career Readiness, After School Programs
dela Cruz, William; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2019
The AISD Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE Austin) program provided academic assistance, enrichment, college and career readiness, and family engagement activities at seven elementary, one middle, and two high schools through Cycle 10 funding through the Texas Education Agency. ACE Austin was found to have a positive impact on students'…
Descriptors: School Districts, Academic Achievement, Program Evaluation, Outcomes of Education
Gibson, Jakeisha Jamice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed-methods case study examined two out-of-school (OST) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs at a science-oriented high school on students' Self-Efficacy. Because STEM is a key for future innovation and economic growth, Americans have been developing a variety of approaches to increase student interest in science within…
Descriptors: High School Students, Self Efficacy, Student Surveys, Mixed Methods Research
Naik, Reetu; Zhao, Hui; Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2015
This report presents outcomes for students who participated in the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program in 2014-2015. The report compares student outcomes over two years by level of program participation.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Achievement Gains, Attendance
Naik, Reetu; Zhao, Hui; Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2015
This report presents outcomes for students who participated in the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program in 2014-2015. The report compares student outcomes over two years by level of program participation.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Achievement Gains, Attendance
Naik, Reetu; Zhao, Hui; Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2015
This report presents outcomes for students who participated in the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program in 2014-2015. The report compares student outcomes over two years by level of program participation.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Achievement Gains, Attendance
Naik, Reetu; Zhao, Hui; Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2015
This report presents outcomes for students who participated in the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program in 2014-2015. The report compares student outcomes over two years by level of program participation.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Achievement Gains, Attendance
McClanahan, Wendy S.; Gao, Jian; Sanders, Felcia – Research For Action, 2013
Community schools are an approach that has been adopted to respond to this educational crisis. By partnering with local agencies, community schools provide students and families with access to healthcare services, educational enhancement and recreational opportunities, family economic supports such as workforce development and income tax…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Middle School Students, Student Participation, Student Experience
Dreyer, Karen J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
While most research on the benefits of afterschool programs has shown positive behavioral outcomes, the results on academic outcomes have been mixed. This study focused on academic outcomes to further explore whether students who regularly attended a school-based afterschool program showed greater academic gains than students who did not attend.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Charter Schools, Program Evaluation
Vaden-Kiernan, Michael; Jones, Debra Hughes; Rudo, Zena; Fitzgerald, Robert; Hartry, Ardice; Chambers, Bette; Smith, Dewi; Muller, Patricia; Moss, Marcey A. – SEDL, 2008
Recent evaluations and research syntheses of afterschool programs rated as high quality show they are associated with increases in student achievement and other positive socio-behavioral outcomes (Lauer et al., 2006; Vandell, Reisner, & Pierce, 2007). Those examinations provide a springboard for the next much-needed area of…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness
Walking Eagle, Karen P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Cooc, North; LaFleur, Jennifer; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
New Jersey After 3 (NJ After 3) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand and improve afterschool opportunities for New Jersey's youth. Using both public and private resources, it supports a network of youth-service providers that deliver afterschool services based on NJ After 3's program model. Under an agreement with NJ…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Program Content, Nonprofit Organizations
