The power of data to improve after-school programs citywide / Jennifer Sloan McCombs ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCombs, Jennifer Sloan.

Series:

Hours of opportunity ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

After-school programs--United States--Case studies.

After-school programs.

Summer schools--United States--Case studies.

Summer schools.

School improvement programs--United States--Case studies.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Wallace Foundation sponsored an initiative to help five cities increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems. The second in this three-volume series describes how Wallace Foundation grantees and three other cities used management information systems to collect and use data on out-of-school-time programs, including enrollment, attendance, and student outcomes.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Current State of OST Provision and Adoption of System-Building Approaches; Goals and Value of This Study; Concepts Behind the Study; Information Collection and Sharing; Factors Influencing Management Information System Implementation and Use of Data; Data and Methodology; Site Selection; Data Collection and Analysis; Study Limitations; A Note on Terminology; Organization of This Monograph

CHAPTER TWO: Cities' Development and Use of Out-of-School-Time Management Information Systems Shared Goals for Management Information Systems; City Context and the Goals of the Cities' Management Information Systems; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Louisville; New York City; Providence; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Overarching Development Decisions; Developer Decision; Method of Management Information System Introduction; Changes to and Replacement of Management Information Systems; Cities' Use of Data from the Management Information System

Understanding and Improving Programming and Participation Improving OST Contract Management; Making Funding Decisions; Changing the Nature of Contract Management; Improving Coordination Through Data Sharing; Informing Evaluations; Supporting Requests for Funding; Enablers and Constraints to the Use of Data from the Management Information System; Future Steps; Summary; CHAPTER THREE: Ensuring Data Quality; Method of Data Entry; Enrollment Data; Attendance Data; Immediate Uses for Data; Providing Training; Monitoring Providers' Data Entry; Summary

CHAPTER FOUR: Providers' Use of Data from Management Information Systems Provider Perceptions About City Management Information Systems; How Providers Use Management Information System Data; Factors That Enabled or Constrained Providers' Use of Data; User-Friendly Systems; Staffing and Resources; Multiple Management Information Systems; Examining the Relationship Between Constraints and Perceived Usefulness of City MI Systems; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusion; Summary of Key Findings; Lessons for an Emerging Field; A Parting Thought

APPENDIX: Survey Administration, Sampling, Weighting, and Modeling References; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8330-5102-4

OCLC:

711746957