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Applied Research - The Extra Effort that Makes a Difference

We have selected some links to applied research to improve understanding of needs and proven practices that will have the greatest net social impact.

Know of a good research resource link? Please send it along to info@extralearning.org.

Research Links

Summer Learning

Research from the National Summer Learning Association. 2010

Fast Track to College: Increasing Post-Secondary Success for All Students by Hilary Pennington. Center for American Progress. 2004

High Schools - Motivation

Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students' Motivation to Learn
Board on Children, Youth and Families, The National Academies. 2003

Achievement Gap

Parsing the Achievement Gap II: Baselines for Tracking Progress by Paul E. Barton. Policy Information Center, Educational Testing Service. 2009

The Twin Challenges of Mediocrity and Inequality: Literacy in the U.S. from an International Perspective by Andrew Sum, Irwin Kirsch and Robert Taggart. Policy Information Center, Educational Testing Service. 2002.

Alternative Education

CBO High Schools: Their Value and Their Needs in and Era of Accountability by Kali-Ahset Amen and Michael DiMaggio with Linda Brown Warren. Council of Chief State School Officers. 2003.

Drop Outs

The Consequences of Dropping Out of High School by Andrew Sum et al. Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. 2009

Left Behind in America: The Nation's Dropout Crisis by Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University. 2009

Dropout Prevention in the SouthCoast: Choosing a New Path to Economic Prosperity by Edward M. Lambert, Jr., Jason Silva and Brian Harkin, Urban Initiative, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. 2009

Labor Market and Skills

The Young, the Restless and the Jobless: The Case for a National Jobs Stimulus Program Targeted on America's Young Adults by Andrew Sum, Garth Mangum and Robert Taggart. Sar Levitan Center for Social Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University. 2002.

Confronting the Youth Demographic Challenge: The Labor Market Prospects of Out-of-School Young Adults by Andrew Sum, Neeta Fogg and Garth Mangum. 2000.

A Fisherman's Guide: An Assessment of Training and Remediation Strategies by Robert Taggart. W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. 1981.

 

 

Links to Links

No need to reinvent the wheel. Several respected organizations have found and classified sets of useful links. As you explore the "links to links" below, we encourage you to learn more about the organizations hosting these web sites.

If you would like us to link your web links page here, please contact us at info@extralearning.org.

Afterschool Alliance
Publications Links
Research Links
Fund Raising Links

The Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation
Links Page

National Youth Employment Coalition
Research and Resource Links Page
General Links

Promising Practices In Afterschool
Afterschool

 


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