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Tosh, Katie; Augustine, Catherine H.; Schwartz, Heather L. – RAND Corporation, 2022
The Wallace Foundation's Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative is a six-year initiative that The Wallace Foundation launched in 2017 to explore whether and how children benefit when schools and their out-of-school-time programs partner to improve social and emotional learning (SEL), as well as what it takes to do this work. SEL…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Case Studies, Partnerships in Education, Elementary School Students
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Christianson, Karen; Gomez, Celia J.; Augustine, Catherine H.; Schwartz, Heather L. – RAND Corporation, 2022
The Wallace Foundation's Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative is a six-year initiative that The Wallace Foundation launched in 2017 to explore whether and how children benefit when schools and their out-of-school-time (OST) programs partner to improve social and emotional learning (SEL), as well as what it takes to do this…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Empathy
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Sampson, Carrie; Overholser, Amber; Gatti Schafer, Josie – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2019
Nonprofit community-based organizations (CBOs) increasingly provide services that are traditionally thought to be a governmental responsibility. Through a qualitative case study, we examine the role, politics, and sustainability of a nonprofit CBO aimed at expanding opportunities for underserved youth. Our findings explain how this CBO worked to…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Community Organizations, Sustainability, Case Studies
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John, Vaughn M.; Cox, Amanda J. – Cogent Education, 2018
Fostering positive and meaningful change amongst South African youth whose schooling and life experiences have rendered them largely ill-prepared, demotivated and often traumatised, is a complex endeavour, but one which needs urgent attention. Government programmes tend to ignore the psycho-social demands of the transition from unemployed…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Case Studies, Program Descriptions, Career Development
Joy, Lois; Toglia, Jessica – Jobs for the Future, 2020
To learn more about how nonprofits, educators, employers, and policymakers can work together to upskill the limited English proficient (LEP) workforce, Jobs for the Future (JFF) interviewed students and instructors who had participated in the pathbreaking and innovative bilingual training program known as Growing Opportunities in America for…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Manufacturing, Limited English Speaking, Nonprofit Organizations
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DuBois, Bryce; Krasny, Marianne E.; Smith, Justin G. – Environmental Education Research, 2018
Programs in which youth work collectively on an environmental stewardship project may provide social learning opportunities that support social-ecological system resilience and the development of social ties. However, few empirical investigations document the social learning processes that actually occur in these programs. This paper presents a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Socialization, Ecology, Case Studies
Stolar, Margaret – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore and to compare the programs at two Pennsylvania Universities for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). The study explored how each university began the program from idea to implementation, including why and when it was started. The first university in this study was a four-year private school that…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intellectual Disability, Program Descriptions, College Students
Akunvabey, Stephanie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Sound Business Inc. (SBI) has worked to improve college access for Black and Latino students at A. Philip Randolph (APR) High School in New York City for over twenty-five years. This Case Study provides an in-depth look at the relationship between an in-house non-profit organization and an NYC public high school. How does this non-traditional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Hispanic American Students, African American Students
Albracht, Carolyn Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Research regarding outdoor environmental education programs for youth tends to be quantitative in nature, examining cause-and-effect relationships between program content and participants' behavior and attitudes. Some researchers have suggested that programs that help foster an affective connection with nature in its participants may have more…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Place Based Education, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education
Frahm, Robert – Grantmakers for Education, 2016
Not long ago, college seemed out of reach for Jesse Ashley, a high school senior in Buffalo, New York. In a troubled school system plagued by low achievement and high dropout rates, Jesse's chronic absenteeism and bouts with depression made his prospects shaky. But Jesse got help, returned to classes and began thinking about college--all under an…
Descriptors: Grantsmanship, Grants, Case Studies, Access to Education
Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Broton, Katharine; Gates, Christin – Association of Community College Trustees, 2013
In 2012, the national non-profit Single Stop USA served more than 32,000 students across 17 community college sites in seven states. At each college, Single Stop acts as an integral partner in the college's efforts to meet the needs of students and their families. It helps introduce the provision of important services such as tax preparation,…
Descriptors: Barriers, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Nonprofit Organizations
Browning, Bill – Aspen Institute, 2015
"Working Together and Making A Difference: Virginia Western Community College and Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Partnership Case Study Report" is a report aimed at informing community college and workforce leaders of best practices for launching and expanding partnerships to serve students more effectively. Co-published by AspenWSI…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Nonprofit Organizations
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Cox, Michelle; Ortmeier-Hooper, Christina; Tirabassi, Katherine E. – English Journal, 2009
In this article, the authors offer an approach to teaching that can help students prepare to write for the workplace and in the community: a case study of community-based writing. In this case-study project, students work in groups to study the writing needs and practices of a community-based group or organization, such as a local public library,…
Descriptors: Audiences, Cooperative Learning, Student Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations
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Drezner, Noah D. – International Journal of Educational Advancement, 2010
Colleges and university missions often espouse ideals such as creating an active and engaged citizen. The concept, principles and manifestation of citizenship can take many forms. One such form is that of prosocial behavior, or voluntary actions towards others. Philanthropy is one example of prosocial behavior. This study enhances our knowledge of…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Prosocial Behavior, Citizenship
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Hardman, Michael L.; Clark, Christine – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2006
Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through one-to-one friendships with individuals without disabilities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with Best Buddies College Program participants located within the United States. Survey findings suggest that college…
Descriptors: Friendship, National Surveys, Program Descriptions, Nonprofit Organizations
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