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Direct linkBowles, Anne; Brand, Betsy – American Youth Policy Forum, 2009
"Learning Around the Clock: Benefits of Expanded Learning Opportunities for Older Youth" identifies and describes Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) that improve academic performance, college and career preparation, social and emotional development, and health and wellness outcomes for underserved youth. The term "expanded learning…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Disadvantaged Youth, Youth Programs, After School Programs
Inverness Research Associates, 2007
The people at Inverness Research Associates spent 12 years studying Community Science Workshops (CSW) in California and in six other states. They gathered statistics on the scale, scope, and cost-efficiency of CSW services to youth. They observed youth at work in the shops--taking apart computers, repairing bikes, growing plants, and so on--and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Nontraditional Students
Download full textEndy, Melvin B., Jr.; Gamson, Zelda – 1997
This consultants' report reviews the New College of the University of South Florida, a small liberal arts college which is unusual in its lack of specific general education requirements, and its attention to independent study. After reviewing a considerable list of strengths, concerns are identified including the need to ensure that every student…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
