Out-of-School Programs

STEM TIG Week: Catalysts of Change: Out-of-School Time STEM Programs for Underrepresented Youth by Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Garima Bansal, and Rosio Pedroso

2 Comments / STEM Education and Training / March 22, 2019 March 16, 2019

During AEA’s annual conference, Evaluation 2018, we facilitated a 45-minute think tank session entitled “Catalysts of Change: Out-of-School Time STEM Programs for Underrepresented Youth,” which was featured in the STEM Topical Interest Group (TIG) track. We aimed to share our experiences with out-of-school time STEM programs for underrepresented youth during the formation, implementation, and evaluation …

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CEA Week: Valuing Youth Voices in Evaluation by Amanda Lambie, Cara Karter, and Michelle Lopez

7 Comments / Youth Focused Evaluation / August 14, 2018 August 10, 2018

Hello, we are Amanda Lambie, Cara Karter, and Michelle Lopez, three members of the Research & Evaluation team at After School Matters. As internal evaluators for an out-of-school time provider, we highly value youth voice as an essential ingredient in positive youth development. So we love that this year’s AEA theme is Speak Truth to …

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Jenell Holstead and Mindy Hightower King on Evaluating Out-of-School Time Activities

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / October 4, 2011 October 2, 2011

Greetings from the Midwest! We are Jenell Holstead (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) and Mindy Hightower King (Indiana University). For the past eight years, we have evaluated 21st Century Community Learning after school programs both at the local level, as well as statewide initiatives in Indiana and Kentucky. This post discusses best practices for evaluating out-of-school …

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Leslie K. Grier on Evaluation Practices in Out-of-School Programs

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / June 30, 2011 September 1, 2011

My name is Leslie K. Grier and I am an Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Studies at California State University, Fullerton. I am interested in quality programming and evaluation practices in out-of-school time programs. My interests also include moral and character development and their relationship to academic achievement. Although the terms moral and character …

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