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Victoria N. Shiver; Kevin Andrew Richards; Oleg A. Sinelnikov; Matthew D. Curtner-Smith – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: The teaching personal and social responsibility model has been incorporated into out of school time programming globally, but there is limited research focused on how practitioners learn to use the model. Guided by occupational socialization theory, the authors used self-study to understand the experiences of a doctoral student as she…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, After School Programs, Elementary Education, Program Development
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Shea, Molly V.; Jurow, A. Susan; Schiffer, Jovita; Escudé, Meg; Torres, Aurora – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
This article offers a qualitative analysis of infrastructural in/justice in a community-partnered design intervention focused on developing high-tech low-cost Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) projects. We examined the kinds of infrastructural injustices that were present in three afterschool programs and how it shaped STEAM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, After School Programs, Community Programs
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Bylica, Kelly – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to consider how the experiences of nine preservice music educators who participated in the development of Project B impacted their understandings of and participation in policy. Project B is an after-school program that seeks to provide music education classes for children at several metropolitan elementary schools as…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Metropolitan Areas, Art Education
Dukes, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This qualitative case study focused on an afterschool program having trained teachers to adequately address the needs of students with autism. The implementations of afterschool programs for students with autism are to have qualified teachers that are prepared to help students. Therefore, the specific problem addressed, was the lack of…
Descriptors: After School Education, Teacher Attitudes, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Severino, Lori; Meehan, Sinead; Fegely, Lauren – Afterschool Matters, 2022
Many out-of-school time (OST) sites are incorporating literacy time in their programming to capitalize on the benefits associated with literacy instruction. Afterschool is a perfect opportunity to foster a love of reading in children. Expanded learning in afterschool programs can make a difference in both short-term and long-term academic…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Literacy Education, Faculty Development, After School Programs
Lira, Dylan Kyle; Maldonado, Regina Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This project was a dissertation of practice designed as a needs assessment of a specific program. Specifically, the project identified the needs of an After School Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program in a Southern California School District (SCSD). The purpose was to provide recommendations to address the needs of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, STEM Education, Needs Assessment, Educational Quality
Maldonado, Regina Marie; Lira, Dylan Kyle – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This project was a dissertation of practice designed as a needs assessment of a specific program. Specifically, the project identified the needs of an After School Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program in a Southern California School District (SCSD). The purpose was to provide recommendations to address the needs of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, STEM Education, Needs Assessment, Educational Quality
Valenzuela, Angela – Equity Assistance Center Region II, Intercultural Development Research Association, 2018
Grow Your Own (GYO) educator programs are a potential strategy for districts and universities to employ to help recruit and retain teachers of color. When designed within an asset-based framework, they emphasize equitable approaches and critical perspectives that combine the powerful roles of "homegrown" teachers, culturally-relevant…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Minority Group Teachers, Student Recruitment, School Districts
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Lozenski, Brian; Smith, Chelda – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2012
This study illustrates the ways in which the practices of two instructors in an arts-based, after-school literacy program serving Somali youth provide insights for teaching urban immigrant students. It draws on a qualitative self-study that examines the experiences and practices of the researchers in the development and implementation of a program…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Literacy Education, Art Education, Program Descriptions
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Buckle, Michael E.; Walsh, David S. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
Teaching youths who affiliate with a gang can be a daunting task. Risk factors for gang membership often compound across life domains and affect pro-social connectedness, cause feelings of marginalization, and hinder life-skill development. Sports and physical activities that are structured within a positive youth-development framework provide an…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Group Membership, Teaching Methods, Social Responsibility
Carroll, Becky – Inverness Research, 2008
In this report, the author shares her perspective on ten years of science-rich programming for high school youth at the American Museum of Natural History. This report includes: (1) A discussion of the theory of action and the rationale that underlies the AMNH youth programs; (2) A description of three of the programs that have been offered and…
Descriptors: Program Design, Youth Programs, After School Programs, Museums
Faingold, Eduardo D. – 1993
This paper describes the development and implementation of an after school program designed to introduce the Spanish language to children between the ages of 5 and 9. The program consists of 8 to 10 weekly units, each lasting 50 minutes, that provide students with basic vocabulary and grammar in an interesting and motivating format. Each unit…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Grammar
Lane, Paul A.; And Others – 1970
The monograph is concerned with the development of a prevocational training program that would (1) be therapeutic; (2) introduce activities which provide success; and (3) implement other activities for developing skills, abilities, interests, and social skills. Essential foundations of an effective program in prevocational skill training are…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Educational Programs, Educational Therapy, Job Skills
Hamilton, Trudy; And Others – 1985
This package consists of a report describing a project in which child care students served as leaders in after-school recreational programs for latch key children, a series of newspaper articles describing the program, an article by Judy Weber entitled "Latch Key Programs Providing Experiential Opportunities for Child Care Students," and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavioral Objectives, Child Care Occupations, Classroom Techniques