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Direct linkScharber, Cassandra; Peterson, Lana; Chang, Yu-Hui; Barksdale, Sarah; Sivaraj, Ramya – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2021
We recommend the conceptualization of computing as a critical literacy, and ground this conceptualization in considerations of historical and current realities in computing. The frameworks of connected learning and computational participation are recommended as guides for "doing" critical computing literacy. We present the findings from…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, After School Programs
Download full textWhite, Elizabeth S. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the benefits, challenges, and limitations of a service-learning project designed to promote responsiveness among PK-12 preservice teachers (N=41). The service-learning included working with children (5- to 12-year-olds) at before- and after-school programs, interviewing site staff, and developing lesson…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Culturally Relevant Education, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students
Auh, Yoonil; Im, Mihee; Kim, Chanmi; Hwang, Sang-eun – Pedagogical Research, 2021
Purpose: Centered on the framework of global citizenship education (GCED), an after-school music program was developed for middle school students in Korea. The program aims to introduce multicultural topics to improve intercultural understanding and promote multicultural sensitivity for community relations development in response to rapid…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, After School Programs, Music Education, Citizenship Education
Fahey, C.; Kingston Roche, M.; Shaewitz, D. – Institute for Educational Leadership, 2021
"A Blueprint for Community Inclusion Strategies for Youth with Developmental Disabilities in Washington, DC" provides a summary of comments and common themes among DC youth with disabilities and their families. This includes their top priorities, solutions to pressing issues, and ways that allies (individuals and organizations) can…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion, Citizen Participation, Barriers
Afterschool Alliance, 2021
For many students, the summer is a time for family vacations, new friendships, new adventures in camps and summer learning programs, or taking summer classes to catch up or get ahead in school. For some families, affordable summer programs and camps can be a lifeline, while other families who may not be able to afford summer programs or activities…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Summer Programs, Summer Schools
Gozali-Lee, Edith – Wilder Research, 2021
Sprockets collaborated with Wilder Research to conduct Journey Mapping sessions with its network partner organizations to learn more about the experiences they have had with Sprockets and to hear from them about future hopes for Sprockets. Information gathered is intended to inform Sprockets' continuous improvement efforts in providing effective…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Technical Assistance, Networks
Rashida Marshay Robinson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explores how an afterschool science program for girls that uses a curriculum written by female scientists/science educators and highlights the contributions of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields affects girls' perception of scientists, confidence in their science skills, belief in their ability to…
Descriptors: Females, Gender Issues, Inclusion, Student Experience
Kastelein, Kate; Atkinson, Jennifer; Byrd, Scott; Allen, Sue – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
We describe the adaptation of an existing afterschool STEM program in order to make it more relevant and effective for rural teens. The award-winning Teen Science Café (TSC) program was modified to redirect focus away from traditional, academic STEM careers toward STEM in First Response, a field whose members are common and visible in rural areas.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Rural Schools, After School Programs, Mentors
Vehabovic, Nermin – Multicultural Perspectives, 2020
In this personal perspective piece, I share my own refugee background and experiences, as well as stories about myself in the research context, in juxtaposition with stories about children, youth, and families from refugee backgrounds with whom I interacted as a volunteer tutor and researcher in an afterschool program. Drawing on San Pedro and…
Descriptors: Refugees, Children, Youth, Family (Sociological Unit)
Brockman, Tabetha A.; Sim, Leslie A.; Biggs, Bridget K.; Bronars, Carrie A.; Meiers, Sonja J.; Tolleson, Ellen; Ridgeway, Jennifer L.; Asiedu, Gladys B.; Hanza, Marcelo M.; Olson, Molly A.; Slowiak, Kathleen A.; Weis, Jennifer A.; Patten, Christi A.; Clark, Matthew M.; Millerbernd, Jodi; Sia, Irene G.; Wieland, Mark L. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine intervention needs and to gather stakeholder input regarding healthy eating promotion for youth members served at a Boys & Girls Club in Rochester, Minnesota. Design: Mixed-methods design informed by community-based participatory research principles. Setting and Method: Young people completed a dietary habits…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Youth Programs, After School Programs, Body Height
Tan, Edna; Barton, Angela Calabrese – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: Minoritized youth from historically marginalized backgrounds continue to face systemic inequities in STEM. Existing strategies aimed at increasing diversity in STEM, which are guided by the STEM "pipeline" metaphor and are deficit-oriented, have yielded lackluster results. Purpose/Objective/Research Questions/Focus of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Minority Group Students, Equal Education, Student Diversity
Marttinen, Risto; Johnston, Kelly; Flory, Sara B.; Meza, Brianna – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2020
Background: Many girls do not want to engage in physical activity (PA) in places that do not provide feelings of safety, comfort, or protection. Nor will they engage in PA if it might compromise gender norms and place them at risk of being teased by peers. Media influences (e.g. social media, advertisements) target young girls and circulate gender…
Descriptors: Human Body, Females, Activism, Self Concept
Hennessy Elliott, Colin – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2020
Background: Scholars have analyzed the possibilities that robotics-centered learning programs offer, including opportunities for developing collaboratively and engaging in authentic STEM professional practice. This work adds a sociopolitical perspective, explicating a case of a newcomer to a robotics team that elucidates the nuances of…
Descriptors: Robotics, STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning
Parrott, Heather Macpherson; Cohen, Lynn E. – School Community Journal, 2020
This study offers a look inside one school community. The school implemented Let Grow Play Club and a recently expanded 40-minute recess period. Data are from observations of children's play periods, child interviews, and teacher interviews. We argue that play has significant cognitive, emotional, and social benefits for elementary school…
Descriptors: Play, Recess Breaks, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness
Lauritzen, Solvor Mjøberg – Journal of Educational Change, 2020
The Roma are facing serious disadvantages in education in Romania, where segregated schooling and lack of quality education are two main factors contributing to de facto exclusion from the education system. In an effort to compensate for this missing commitment of the formal education system, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) provide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Basic Skills, Nongovernmental Organizations, Educational Change
