You Can't Be What You Can't See: The Power of Opportunity to Change Young Lives

Autor/in	McLaughlin, Milbrey W.
Titel	You Can't Be What You Can't See: The Power of Opportunity to Change Young Lives
Quelle	(2018), (280 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-6825-3153-2
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Poverty; At Risk Persons; African Americans; Youth Programs; Urban Areas; Public Housing; United States History; Program Effectiveness; Tutoring; Enrichment Activities; Scholarships; Summer Programs; Interviews; Outcomes of Education; Program Design; Mentors; Learning Activities; Educational Environment; Illinois (Chicago) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Armut; Risikogruppe; Afroamerikaner; Jugendsofortprogramm; Urban area; Stadtregion; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Bereicherungsprogramm; Scholarship; Stipendium; Sommerkurs; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Lernaktivität; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	"You Can't Be What You Can't See" presents a rare longitudinal account of the benefits of a high-quality, out-of-school program on the life trajectories of hundreds of poor, African American youth who grew up in Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green housing project in the 1980s and early '90s. The result of a five-year research project by Stanford scholar Milbrey W. McLaughlin, the book documents what happened to more than 700 Cabrini-Green youth two decades after they attended the Community Youth Creative Learning Experience (CYCLE), a comprehensive after-school program offering tutoring, enrichment, scholarships, summer camps, and more. Through data collection, and in-depth interviews with participants and staff, she finds that almost all had graduated high school and escaped poverty, and so had their children. McLaughlin describes the design principles as well as the core features of the program that participants say were key to their success: mentoring, exposure to activities and resources beyond their neighborhood, and a culture of belonging in which staff committed to "never give up on a kid." The recollections and accomplishments of CYCLE alums, McLaughlin argues, challenge current assumptions about the enduring effects of poverty and highlight the power of opportunity "to imagine and take a different path." "You Can't Be What You Can't See" offers lessons for policy makers, educators, community activists, funders, and others interested in learning what makes a youth organization effective for low-income, marginalized children. [Foreword by Arne Duncan and Afterword by Greg Darnieder.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01