A Service-Based Approach to Addressing Educational and Social Outcomes for Youth: Lessons from the Evaluation of New Jersey's School-Based Youth Services Program.

Autor/inn/en	Warren, Constancia; Fanscali, Cheri
Titel	A Service-Based Approach to Addressing Educational and Social Outcomes for Youth: Lessons from the Evaluation of New Jersey's School-Based Youth Services Program.
Quelle	(1999), (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cooperative Programs; Elementary Secondary Education; High Risk Students; Institutional Cooperation; Integrated Services; Outcomes of Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Role of Education; School Community Relationship; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemschüler; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Bildungsauftrag
Abstract	This paper uses an evaluation of the School Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP), a school-linked, service-integration program in New Jersey, to explore how school-community collaborations can achieve both educational and social, emotional and behavioral outcomes. The paper provides background information on SBYSP and then presents organizational findings from the analysis of the project's implementation. The article focuses on ways to construct a collaborative working relationship between programs and schools and details strategies, such as participating in school committees and planning and leading school events, for maintaining good working relationships with schools that host the services. Challenges faced by school-project collaborations are presented and some lessons about collaboration are offered. Profiles of the at-risk student population that enrolled in SBYSP are offered, along with an analysis of what the program can do for these children. The report gives an overview of findings from the evaluation's outcome study, with a focus on educational outcomes associated with SBYSP utilization. The text concludes that many collaborative school-linked service programs can be an effective strategy for addressing students' nonacademic needs. However, school-linked service programs cannot be expected to have strong educational outcomes unless they also have strong educational components. (RJM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC