Measuring Outcomes for Children and Youth in Out-of-School Time Programs: Moving Beyond Measuring Academics

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew ◽  
Kristin Anderson Moore ◽  
Rebecca Shwalb
Keyword(s):  
Children And Youth ◽  
Out Of School Time ◽  
School Time ◽  
Measuring Outcomes ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Out Of School

The Promise of Building Equitable Ecosystems for Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 004208592092623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Akiva ◽  
Lori Delale-O’Connor ◽  
Karen J. Pittman
Keyword(s):  
Educational Practice ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
Out Of School Time ◽  
School Time ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Learning Ecosystem ◽  
Out Of School

Children and youth learn across settings; however, U.S. educational practice and policy frequently equates learning with formal schooling. This perspective overlooks the growth in structured out-of-school learning programs and the opportunities they provide for addressing educational inequities for marginalized students. In this article, we link the literatures on out-of-school time and educator expertise with historical and contemporary understandings of disparities in urban educational contexts to argue for a learning ecosystem approach that addresses racial and economic inequities embedded across settings. Drawing from these literatures, we propose ways to disentangle learning and education from formal schooling to center and promote equity.

scholarly journals The Choices, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from a Multi-Method Social-Emotional / Character Assessment in and Out of School Time Setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie B. Shapiro ◽  
Sarah Accomazzo ◽  
Jennette Claassen ◽  
Jennifer L. Fleming Robitaille
Keyword(s):  
Character Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Out Of School Time ◽  
School Time ◽  
Character Assessment ◽  
Out Of School

Out-of-School-Time (OST) programs are increasingly recognized as a venue to actively engage children and youth in character development activities, but little guidance exists as to how to assess individual children and youth in OST environments for the sake of evaluating their character development. This research brief uses an illustrative case study to reflect upon the experience of selecting and completing a strength-based, multi-modal social-emotional / character assessment that used a direct assessment and a multiple informant behavior rating scale in an OST setting. Insights derived from the case study reveal opportunities and challenges associated with each assessment modality. This paper shares lessons learned with those conducting individual assessments in OST environments and with those seeking to improve our capacity to complete screening, formative, and summative assessments of social-emotional and character constructs in OST youth development programs to help children. 

Improving Attendance and Retention in Out-Of-School Time Programs

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Kennedy ◽  
Brooke Wilson ◽  
Sherylls Valladares ◽  
Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew
Keyword(s):  
Out Of School Time ◽  
School Time ◽  
Out Of School
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