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Gao, Jian; Hallar, Brittan; Hartmann, Tracey A. – Research For Action, 2014
This report examines the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) programs evaluated by Research for Action (RFA) and presents an aggregate analysis of key findings to inform broader discussions about OST programs. The report addresses the following questions: (1) Who participated in the 21st CCLC programs and how frequently did they…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Centers, Grants, Program Effectiveness
Gendron, Brian P.; Williams, Kirk R.; Guerra, Nancy G. – Journal of School Violence, 2011
The current study examined the relations among self-esteem, approving normative beliefs about bullying, school climate, and bullying perpetration using a large, longitudinal sample of children from elementary, middle, and high school. Self-report surveys were collected at two points in time over the course of 1 year from 7,299 ethnically diverse…
Descriptors: Bullying, Least Squares Statistics, Community Centers, Self Esteem
Bond, John B., Jr. – Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, 1980
To evaluate the functioning of a senior citizens' center, data were collected on six variables: (1) historical population shifts; (2) attendance and membership statistics; (3) goal attainment; (4) community outreach attempts; (5) neighborhood resources; and (6) general factors affecting attendance. Comparisons revealed a pattern of decreasing…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Centers, Community Services, Foreign Countries
James-Burdumy, Susanne; Dynarski, Mark; Deke, John – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2007
This article presents evidence from a national evaluation of the effects of 21st Century Community Learning Center after-school programs. The study was conducted in 12 school districts and 26 after-school centers, at which 2,308 elementary school students who were interested in attending a center were randomly assigned either to the treatment or…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Elementary School Students, After School Programs, Community Centers
Walker, Karen E.; Arbreton, Amy J. A. – Prevention Researcher, 2005
After-school programs attempt to provide safe havens that keep youth off the streets and offer them a variety of opportunities to enhance their experiences and skills, including educational outcomes such as grades. What the programs actually accomplish has been somewhat different. Major evaluations of after-school programs have shown that they do…
Descriptors: Program Design, Adolescents, After School Programs, Community Centers
Petry, Nancy M.; Alessi, Sheila M.; Marx, Jacqueline; Austin, Mark; Tardif, Michelle – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Contingency management (CM) interventions usually use vouchers as reinforcers, but a new technique awards chances of winning prizes. This study compares these approaches. In community treatment centers, 142 cocaine- or heroin-dependent outpatients were randomly assigned to standard treatment (ST), ST with vouchers, or ST with prizes for 12 weeks.…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Contingency Management, Intervention, Patients
Fernig, Leo; And Others – 1982
Servol (Service Volunteered for All) is a voluntary organization in Trinidad and Tobago with a staff of some 90 people engaged in a wide range of activities grouped in seven Life Centers and a periphery of 13 nursery schools, as well as family farm units in a rural area. From a modest start in late 1970, Servol has grown steadily during its first…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Benefits, Community Centers, Community Development

Husock, Howard – Public Interest, 1992
Advocates renewal of the settlement house tradition in the inner cities, tracing the history of the settlement movement, and illustrating contemporary settlement approaches in St. Louis (Missouri), Cleveland (Ohio), New York City, and Boston (Massachusetts). Settlements offer a way to provide organization in disorganized communities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Community Services