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Fein, David; Hamadyk, Jill – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2018
This report documents the implementation and early impacts of Year Up--a national sectoral training program for urban young adults aged 18-24. Operated by an organization of the same name, Year Up provides six months of full-time training in the IT and financial service sectors followed by six-month internships at major firms. The full-time…
Descriptors: National Programs, Young Adults, Urban Youth, Job Training
Patricia Wonch Hill; Julia McQuillan; Eileen A. Hebets; Amy N. Spiegel; Judy Diamond – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2018
The current study explores patterns of informal science experiences among youth in urban and rural middle schools by gender and socioeconomic status. Data come from surveys in two Midwestern middle schools, one in a mid-sized city, and the other in a rural-remote town. We asked about participation in informal science activities (e.g. visiting zoos…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Rural Youth, Urban Youth, Informal Education
Sullivan, Felicia M. – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2015
Diverse urban youth need a wide range of program opportunities and formats to develop their own sense of political agency and leadership. One size does not fit all.
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Leadership Training, Youth Programs, Summer Programs
Jagoda, Patrick; Gilliam, Melissa; McDonald, Peter; Russell, Christopher – American Journal of Play, 2015
Gamification--the use of game mechanics in conventionally nongame activities--has received attention in the field of education. Games, however, are not reducible to the common mechanisms of gamification that target extrinsic motivation, and may also include elements such as role playing, world making, and collective storytelling. Here, the authors…
Descriptors: Play, Games, Computer Simulation, Learning
Kapofu, Lifeas Kudakwashe – International Education Studies, 2021
This study recentres the sociocultural in culturally transforming pedagogic settings whilst foregrounding culturally responsive teaching (CRT). Through a protracted anthropological excavation, teachers' experiences in a culturally diverse integrated high school were explored and interpreted vis-à-vis tenets and precepts of CRT. Findings from…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Student Diversity
Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2016
The Canoemobile program serves as a floating classroom that provides fun and engaging, water-based activities to connect urban youth to the natural world through hands-on, outdoor learning on local waterways in cities across America. The results of the program evaluation suggest that Canoemobile is meeting its primary objectives of engaging…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Physical Environment, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education
Adjapong, Edmund S.; Emdin, Christopher; Levy, Ian – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
In this paper, the authors analyze and discuss an initiative aimed at engaging urban youth who are traditionally disengaged in STEM. The initiative focuses on utilizing hip-hop as a tool for bridging the divides between urban high school students' culture and the culture of STEM disciplines. In lieu of traditional classroom assignments, students…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, STEM Education, High School Students, Cultural Influences
Zendehdel, Kamran; Clarke, Lorraine Weller; Hu, Xiaochu; Hess, Richard – Journal of Extension, 2018
Urban youth participation in agricultural activities has been linked to positive educational outcomes. This article explores the gender and racial differences in perceived knowledge gain and intended behavior change among youths participating in a youth urban agriculture workshop in 2015. Participants were students from underserved areas in…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Urban Youth, Workshops
Bothell, Joan; Gaudio, Mary-Margaret; Gray, Sharon – Journal of Extension, 2017
The concept of a "healthful home" offers the basis for a comprehensive approach to addressing the well-established relationship between health and housing. Many environmental health hazards found in homes--such as lead, mold, environmental tobacco smoke, and pesticides--can be reduced or eliminated through the use of scientifically…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Family Environment, Hazardous Materials, Intervention
Cohen, Jonathan D.; Renken, Maggie; Calandra, Brendan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2017
As part of the design and development of an informal learning environment meant to increase urban middle school students' interest in technology-focused STEM careers, and to support their twenty-first century skill development, researchers developed and administered the ICT/Twenty-First Century Skills Questionnaire. Both STEM-ICT professionals and…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Middle School Students, Training Methods, Questionnaires
Elbaum, Batya; Celimli-Aksoy, Seniz; Marshall, Jennifer T.; Berkovits, Michelle D. – Infants and Young Children, 2017
In recent years, many states have narrowed their eligibility criteria for participation in the IDEA Part C early intervention (EI) program for infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental delays. However, there is scant research on the effects of such a policy change on the population of children served or on the timing of children's…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Eligibility, Criteria, Enrollment
Hilton, Adriel A.; Bonner, Fred A., II – Urban Education, 2017
When it comes to higher education, finding the right school is only one obstacle in the lives of most African-American males. Studies show that even out of the number of enrolled African-American males in the nation, about one-third of them will actually complete an undergraduate degree. A lack of experience in higher education may affect the…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Students, Males, Academic Achievement
Schaefer, Lee; Lessard, Sean; Lewis, Brian – LEARNing Landscapes, 2017
This paper is based on a three-year study that has a dual purpose: firstly, to create a program to attend to the health and wellness of Aboriginal children and youth, and secondly, to narratively inquire into the experiences of the children and youth who participate in the wellness program. In an attempt to disrupt intervention type models that…
Descriptors: Program Development, Health Promotion, Wellness, Canada Natives
Chen-Gaddini, Min; Liu, Jianjin; Nucci, Larry – Developmental Psychology, 2020
This study with 198 urban Chinese adolescents (M age = 16.0, SD = 1.46) and their parents investigated the impact of parental control over personal issues in the context of everyday conflicts and adolescent self-reports of internalizing disorders as measured by the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Adolescents and parents completed the Parental…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Conflict, Urban Youth, Parenting Styles
Greer, Anna E.; Davis, Stacey; Sandolo, Cristina; Gaudet, Nicole; Castrogivanni, Brianna – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Using Social Cognitive Theory as a framework, we examined opportunities for promoting local produce consumption among high school students in a lower-income, ethnically diverse, urban community. Methods: Six focus groups (N = 53) were conducted with students. Using Atlas.ti qualitative software, data were coded and reviewed to identify…
Descriptors: High School Students, Low Income, Urban Areas, Focus Groups