When Schools Stay Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers Program, Executive Summary, First Year Findings

In an era when most parents work, many Americans want their children to have access to safe and supervised after-school activities that can help develop academic, personal, and social skills. In 1994, Congress authorized the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers (21st­ Century) program to open np schools for broader use by their communities. In 1998, the program was refocused on supporting schools to provide school-based academic and recreational activities after school and during other times when schools were not in regular session, such as on weekends, holidays, and during summers. As an after-school program, 21st-Century grew quickly from an appropriation of $40 million in fiscal year 1998 to$1 billion in fiscal year 2002. It now suppo1ts after-school programs in about 7,500 rural and inner-city public schools in more than 1,400 communities. Programs operate in public school buildings and offer academic, recreational, and cultural activities during after-school hours. A distinguishing characteristic of 21st-Century programs is the inclusion of academic activities. Grants made after April 1998 included a requirement that programs include academic activities

A VALUE PLATFORM ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE ON CUSTOMER ACCESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Customer access information technologies (CAITs) provide a link between a firm and its customers. Firms invest in CAITs to reduce costs, increase revenues and market share, lock in existing customers and capture new ones. These benefits, however, are notoriously difficult to measure. This paper proposes an evaluative method for CAlT deployment called value platform analysis, that is based on a conceptual model drawn from the theory of retail outlet deployment in marketing science. The model focuses on the impact of CAIT features and environmental features on transactions generated by the CAIT. Specific econometric models are developed for deployment. Hypotheses regarding the likely impact of automated teller machine (ATM) location design choices and environmental features on ATM transactions are evaluated. The results indicate that there are a number of key features influencing ATM performance. Two distinct ATM deployment scenarios emerge: one for servicing a bank's own customers, and another for providing transaction services for customers for a fee.Information Systems Working Papers Serie

The Brazilian higher education evaluation model: “SINAES” sui generis?

"Available online 29 November 2017"A study applied to the context of Higher Education (HE) accreditation and evaluation in Brazil. It discusses recent reforms within the context of the Brazilian evaluation model. The changes brought by the new resolutions published in 2016 have been presented, and a conceptual mapping of the HE evaluation model has been drawn. The objectives were to explain, longitudinally, the ways used by monitoring agencies/bodies to assess performance, and to assure a quality HE. The research methodology used a combination of multiple qualitative methods to present results as conceptual maps. The study may contribute to improving quality, based on best practices in the evaluated model.The authors are grateful to the Research Center for Political Science (CICP-Portugal) of the University of Minho and Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES-Brazil).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

カンゴ ケイ ダイガク ノ Web ジョウ シラバス ニ オケル エンカク カンゴ カンレン ヨウゴ シュツゲン ジョウキョウ ノ ジッタイ チョウサ

遠隔看護（Telenursing）とは、｢遠距離通信の技術を利用した看護実践｣である。遠隔看護の実践には、基本的な看護実践能力に加えて、情報科学、コンピュータサイエンスに関わる専門的な知識・技術の修得が必要である。研究目的は、このような遠隔看護の実践に向けた今後の看護基礎教育を検討するために、遠隔看護に関わる看護基礎教育における教育実態を把握することである。研究方法は、Web上に公開されている看護系大学のシラバス収集を行い、遠隔看護に関わる５つのキーワードを遠隔看護関連用語と設定して、その遠隔看護関連用語のシラバス内の出現数を算出した。結果、98大学のシラバス内の用語として、｢遠隔看護｣と｢Telenursing｣は各々１大学で抽出され、両者同じ大学だった。｢遠隔医療｣は４大学で抽出され、｢遠隔看護｣を抽出した１大学と重複していた。｢テレナーシング｣と｢telehealth｣は抽出されなかった。現状の看護系大学の看護基礎教育における｢遠隔看護｣に関わる学びの機会は僅少だった。Telenursing is defined as "nursing practice using telecommunication technology." Practice of telenursing requires special knowledge and skills in addition to basic nursing practical skills related to information science and computer science. Therefore, we surveyed the actual situation of education on telenursing in fundamental nursing education. The data were collected from the syllabus of fundamental nursing education published on the Web. The number of occurrences of keywords related to telenursing in the syllabus that we were able to collect was calculated quantitatively. As a result, terms from the syllabus, such as "Enkaku-kango (telenursing by Japanese)" and "Telenursing" were extracted each from one university, and they were the same university. "Telemedicine" was extracted from four universities and was duplicated with one university that extracted "Enkaku-kango." "Tele-Na-Singu (telenursing by Japanese Katakana)" and "telehealth" were not extracted. There were few opportunities for learning related to telenursing in nursing fundamental education of the current nursing universities

Delivering patient decision aids on the Internet: definitions, theories, current evidence, and emerging research areas

BACKGROUND: In 2005, the International Patient Decision Aids Standards Collaboration identified twelve quality dimensions to guide assessment of patient decision aids. One dimension—the delivery of patient decision aids on the Internet—is relevant when the Internet is used to provide some or all components of a patient decision aid. Building on the original background chapter, this paper provides an updated definition for this dimension, outlines a theoretical rationale, describes current evidence, and discusses emerging research areas. METHODS: An international, multidisciplinary panel of authors examined the relevant theoretical literature and empirical evidence through 2012. RESULTS: The updated definition distinguishes Internet-delivery of patient decision aids from online health information and clinical practice guidelines. Theories in cognitive psychology, decision psychology, communication, and education support the value of Internet features for providing interactive information and deliberative support. Dissemination and implementation theories support Internet-delivery for providing the right information (rapidly updated), to the right person (tailored), at the right time (the appropriate point in the decision making process). Additional efforts are needed to integrate the theoretical rationale and empirical evidence from health technology perspectives, such as consumer health informatics, user experience design, and human-computer interaction. Despite Internet usage ranging from 74% to 85% in developed countries and 80% of users searching for health information, it is unknown how many individuals specifically seek patient decision aids on the Internet. Among the 86 randomized controlled trials in the 2011 Cochrane Collaboration’s review of patient decision aids, only four studies focused on Internet-delivery. Given the limited number of published studies, this paper particularly focused on identifying gaps in the empirical evidence base and identifying emerging areas of research. CONCLUSIONS: As of 2012, the updated theoretical rationale and emerging evidence suggest potential benefits to delivering patient decision aids on the Internet. However, additional research is needed to identify best practices and quality metrics for Internet-based development, evaluation, and dissemination, particularly in the areas of interactivity, multimedia components, socially-generated information, and implementation strategies

Social Impact of Gambling Survey

Contains an SPSS data set and a survey code book. No survey instrument is available

Y2K Perceptions Survey Dec 1999

Contains an SPSS data set, survey instrument, and sample report