21st Century Community Learning Centers: Stable Funding for Innovation and Continuous Improvement. Research Update: Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database. Number 8

Autor/inn/en	Wimer, Christopher; Harris, Erin
Institution	Harvard Family Research Project
Titel	21st Century Community Learning Centers: Stable Funding for Innovation and Continuous Improvement. Research Update: Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database. Number 8
Quelle	(2012), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Social Problems; After School Programs; Educational Innovation; Educational Finance; Federal Aid; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Educational Research; Bibliographies; Databases; Total Quality Management; Program Improvement; Elementary Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Academic Achievement; Academic Support Services; Urban Areas; Disadvantaged; Youth Programs; Federal Programs; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social problem; Soziales Problem; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Bildungsfonds; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Datenbank; Quality management; Qualitätsmanagement; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Schulleistung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Jugendsofortprogramm; Kalifornien
Abstract	As the only federal funding stream that provides dedicated funds for afterschool programs across the country, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative plays an important role in supporting the innovation that takes place in afterschool programs. Social innovation has been defined as "a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than existing solutions." In the afterschool context, this kind of innovation can take the form of (1) learning approaches and curricula that promote academic achievement, (2) program practices that support continuous improvement, and (3) new research that sheds light on markers of program quality. The funding provided by 21st CCLC is often crucial for innovations that develop and test new ways to support children's learning and development, especially those that are informed by sound research and evaluation on what works and why. By providing a steady and reliable stream of funding, the 21st CCLC initiative can enable programs to move beyond survival mode and to think deeply about how to develop new and creative platforms for learning and incorporate them into their programming. The other major benefit of the initiative is the flexibility it allows--21st CCLC-funded programs are able to explore different ways of serving youth and do not have to be tied to a specific prescriptive model. This "Research Update" focuses on evaluations and research studies that showcase innovations in afterschool programs that are supported by 21st CCLC funding. 21st CCLC Funding for Innovation and Continuous Improvement is appended. A bibliography of programs/studies discussed in this research update is included. (Contains 1 table and 9 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Harvard Family Research Project. Harvard University, 3 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-495-9108; Fax: 617-495-8594; e-mail: hfrp@gse.harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.hfrp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10