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Can Participation in a Community Organized Football Program Improve Social, Behavioural Functioning and Communication in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Pilot Study
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Howells, Katherine; Sivaratnam, Carmel; Lindor, Ebony; Hyde, Christian; McGillivray, Jane; Whitehouse, Andrew; Rinehart, Nicole – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This pilot research investigated the effects of a community-based organized football program on behavioral, social and communicative outcomes in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In a non-randomized design, 19 children completed the football program and were compared pre- and post-intervention with 21 children who received no comparable…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Community Programs, Interpersonal Competence, Child Behavior
The SNAP[TM] Under 12 Outreach Project: Effects of a Community Based Program for Children with Conduct Problems
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Augimeri, Leena K.; Farrington, David P.; Koegl, Christopher J.; Day, David M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
We examined the immediate, short- and long-term effectiveness of the SNAP[TM] Under 12 Outreach Project (ORP)--a community-based program for children under the age of 12 at risk of having police contact. Sixteen pairs of children were matched on age, sex and severity of delinquency at admission, and randomly assigned to the ORP or to a control…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Check Lists, Intervention, Delinquency
Evaluating Community Projects. NIACE Lifelines in Adult Learning.
Field, Jane – 2003
This document presents practical guidelines for evaluating community-based adult leaning projects in the United Kingdom to document their impacts. The guide provides frameworks, terms of reference, examples of methods used by community-based projects, ways of demonstrating project impact, and a range of evaluation tools. Sections 1 through 10…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Check Lists, Community Education
Summer Kindergarten Program, July-August, 1988. OREA Evaluation Section Report.
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Jarvis, Carolyn H.; And Others – 1989
An evaluation of the 1988 implementation of New York City's 29-day-long Summer Kindergarten program for children entering first grade with little or no kindergarten experience is presented. A total of 9,444 children were enrolled in 436 classes in 171 schools located in 32 community school districts. The program ran from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Community Characteristics
Position Statement on Documentation of the Relationship between School-Based Health Centers and the Academic Accomplishments of Students
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National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2005
The purpose of this position statement is to clarify issues and suggest priorities relating to the documentation of the relationship between school-based health centers (SBHCs) and the academic accomplishments of students. Current national educational policies, such as the No Child Left Behind Act, are increasingly exerting pressure upon schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Health Services, Federal Legislation, Position Papers
School-Based Health Centers and Academic Performance: What Is the Intersection? April 2004 Meeting Proceedings. White Paper
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Geierstanger, Sara P.; Amaral, Gorette – National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2005
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) convened a meeting of 23 stakeholders representing a national cross-section of experts in the fields of health and education on April 30, 2004. Among the participants were school health practitioners, educators, researchers, and funders. The meeting's purpose was to clarify and document…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Stakeholders, School Health Services