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Inforlal Learning and Science Afterschool (ILSA)

Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR)

March 05, 2010 by Gil Noam

The Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR) in partnership with the Exploratorium and University California-Berkley, has been implementing the ILSA project. In phases 1&3 we conducted survey among 1300 science afterschool programs, and interviews with 75 program leaders. The third phase consists of case-studies in 8 afterschool programs in California and Massachusetts. Phase 1 data are fully analyzed and offer interesting findings in program evaluation, curriculum, staff development. Phase 3 data are also analyzed. We are currently working on publishing a book on case-studies, which will become a reference book for all afterschool science practitioners, researchers and evaluators.

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