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Preface; References; Executive Summary; Reference; Contents; Editor and Contributors; 1 Summer Learning Programs: Investigating Strengths and Challenges; Introduction; Summer Learning Loss: Why It Matters; Summer Learning Program Components; Project-based Learning; Integration of Academic and Enrichment Experiences; Partnership Between Schools and Local Organizations; Partnership Structure; Qualities of Successful Partnerships; High Quality Teaching; Connecting Summer Learning Programs and Youth Outcomes; Limitations and Gaps in Understanding of Summer Learning Experiences
Conceptual ChallengesMethodological Challenges; The Role of Summer Learning in Education Reform and Broader Youth Development Initiatives; Summary; References; 2 Universal Challenges, Specific Contexts: Insights from Looking Within and Across Different After-School Settings; Workshop Participants and Process; Challenges (and Opportunities) Across Different Types of Programs; Critical Challenge: What does it all mean? Data, Accountability, and Indirect Effects; Critical Challenge: Privileging Youth Voice; Critical Challenge: Skills Delivered or Development Facilitated?
Critical Challenge: Decreased Participation in AdolescenceA Holistic View of Youth: Challenges and Opportunities Raised by Specific Programs; STEM; Arts-Based Programs; Sports-Based Programs; Educational Empowerment Interventions; Mentoring Programs; Comprehensive After-School Centers; Conclusion; References; 3 Specialized After-School Programs: Five Case Studies; Introduction; Case Study 1: UTEC; Need Identified; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Program Development; Evaluation Methods; Outcomes to Date; Case Study 2: Whatever It Takes (WIT); Need Identified; Program Development
Challenges Faced and How AddressedOutcomes to Date; Youth Outcomes; Project Outcomes; Assessments Used; Case Study 3: The Clubhouse: Where Technology Meets Imagination; Program Development; Need Identified; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Outcomes and Policy Implications; Conclusion; Case Study 4: ROSMY's Trans* Youth Support Group: Addressing the Emerging Needs of Trans* Youth; Need Identified; Program Development; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Outcomes to Date; Case Study 5: The Young Women Leaders Program; Need Identified; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Program Development
Outcomes to DateConclusions; Conclusion; References; Index
Conceptual ChallengesMethodological Challenges; The Role of Summer Learning in Education Reform and Broader Youth Development Initiatives; Summary; References; 2 Universal Challenges, Specific Contexts: Insights from Looking Within and Across Different After-School Settings; Workshop Participants and Process; Challenges (and Opportunities) Across Different Types of Programs; Critical Challenge: What does it all mean? Data, Accountability, and Indirect Effects; Critical Challenge: Privileging Youth Voice; Critical Challenge: Skills Delivered or Development Facilitated?
Critical Challenge: Decreased Participation in AdolescenceA Holistic View of Youth: Challenges and Opportunities Raised by Specific Programs; STEM; Arts-Based Programs; Sports-Based Programs; Educational Empowerment Interventions; Mentoring Programs; Comprehensive After-School Centers; Conclusion; References; 3 Specialized After-School Programs: Five Case Studies; Introduction; Case Study 1: UTEC; Need Identified; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Program Development; Evaluation Methods; Outcomes to Date; Case Study 2: Whatever It Takes (WIT); Need Identified; Program Development
Challenges Faced and How AddressedOutcomes to Date; Youth Outcomes; Project Outcomes; Assessments Used; Case Study 3: The Clubhouse: Where Technology Meets Imagination; Program Development; Need Identified; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Outcomes and Policy Implications; Conclusion; Case Study 4: ROSMY's Trans* Youth Support Group: Addressing the Emerging Needs of Trans* Youth; Need Identified; Program Development; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Outcomes to Date; Case Study 5: The Young Women Leaders Program; Need Identified; Challenges Faced and How Addressed; Program Development
Outcomes to DateConclusions; Conclusion; References; Index