ERIC Number: EJ1406050
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 32
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1011
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Offer It and They Will Come? An Investigation of the Factors Associated with the Uptake of School-Sponsored Resources
Caitlin Kearney; Alma Nidia Garza; Lysandra Perez; Linda Renzulli; Thurston Domina
American Educational Research Journal, v61 n1 p145-176 2024
In response to economic distress, schools are increasingly serving as providers and distributors of social service resources. However, even when schools offer resources that respond to needs, they struggle to attain high levels of uptake. We examine the family-level correlates of participation in school-sponsored resources during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and find that uptake increases with economic need. In addition, net of need, families who report maintaining communication with parents of their children's classmates take up more resources; and take-up of key meal and digital technology resources is associated with higher levels of take-up of other resources. These findings contribute to efforts to reposition schools as social service hubs by highlighting promising practices to improve resource uptake.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Services, Educational Resources, Elementary School Students, Parents, Urban Areas, Economically Disadvantaged, Lunch Programs, Ancillary School Services, Social Support Groups, Family School Relationship, Parent School Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1626891
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