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Connecting the Dots: Data Use in Afterschool Systems
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Spielberger, Julie; Axelrod, Jennifer; Dasgupta, Denali; Cerven, Christine; Spain, Angeline; Kohm, Amelia; Mader, Nicholas – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2016
To support the effectiveness of afterschool programs in fostering skills youth need to succeed in school and life, a growing number of cities have invested in afterschool systems to coordinate disparate programs and funding streams. A primary function of most afterschool systems is to develop and maintain a data system to collect, analyze, and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Skill Development, Data Collection
Connecting the Dots: Data Use in Afterschool Systems. Research Brief
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Spielberger, Julie; Axelrod, Jennifer; Dasgupta, Denali; Cerven, Christine; Spain, Angeline; Kohm, Amelia; Mader, Nicholas – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2016
To support the effectiveness of afterschool programs in fostering skills youth need to succeed in school and life, a growing number of cities have invested in afterschool systems to coordinate disparate programs and funding streams. A primary function of most afterschool systems is to develop and maintain a data system to collect, analyze, and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Skill Development, Data Collection
Higher Education Database Created by Family and Consumer Sciences Taskforce
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Vincenti, Virginia B.; Stewart, Barbara L. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2007
The Taskforce for Higher Education Program Advancement (TFPA) represents five family and consumer sciences organizations, boards, and administrative groups. Its mission "to proactively and collaboratively strengthen FCS higher education programs" has yielded multiple initiatives including a new database. The TFPA Web Interface System…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Family Life Education, Consumer Science, Integrity
State Teacher Policy Yearbook: What States Can Do to Retain Effective New Teachers, 2008. Michigan
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National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This paper presents the Michigan edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook". The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Competencies, State Government, Government Role
An Evaluation Plan for the Saginaw Valley School-to-Work Partnership Serving the Counties of Arenac, Bay, Midland, and Saginaw, Michigan.
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Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation, Testing, and Research. – 1996
This publication describes an evaluation design developed to assess school-to-work (STW) efforts throughout the Saginaw Valley STW Partnership area in Michigan. An introduction is followed by an overview of the aim of evaluation. Section 3 describes how the variables pertinent to the evaluation of the STW program initiative were identified,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Management Systems
The Internship Experience: Linking the University to the Workplace.
Allen, Ann; Kielbaso, Gloria; Dirkx, John M. – 1999
The internships and cooperative education experiences offered at Michigan's 15 public universities were examined. The study focused on the following items: the organization of internships and cooperative education experiences on university campuses; ways employers and students access such work-based learning opportunities; the numbers of students…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Cooperative Education, Coordination