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O'Neill, D. Kevin – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article synthesizes research on social capital, school outcomes, internet use, and volunteering to argue that e-mentoring--which is commonly practiced over long distances--could become a powerful way to build greater cohesiveness in local communities. Realizing this potential will require a larger-scale and more coordinated approach to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Design, Mentors, School Effectiveness
Bowie, Lillian; Garrett, Sarah B.; Kinukawa, Akemi; McKinney, Krystal; Moore, Kristin A.; Redd, Zakia; Theokas, Christina; Wilson, Brooke – Child Trends, 2006
This report identifies and synthesizes what is known about specific program features for children and youth aged 6-17 that might be manipulated or regulated-components such as staff wages, group size, activities, and theoretical approach that make up the "how" of program implementation. The authors have culled information from the limited extant…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Children, After School Programs, Program Implementation
Leonardson, Gene S.; Nelson, David M. – 1977
Seventy-one 1963-75 Research & Development (R&D) reports were reviewed for purposes of providing a rural R&D synthesis useful to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) planners and identifying labor market analysis techniques/implications successful rural programmatic initiations, data gaps, and broad policy issues. Conclusions and…
Descriptors: Development, Economic Development, Educational Programs, Labor Market