Community- and School-Sponsored Program Participation and Academic Achievement in a Full-Service Community School

Community schools represent a school reform approach that purports to address the multifaceted and intertwined challenges faced by poor urban communities and schools. The community school approach includes partnering with community organizations, making the school a community hub where services are...

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Published in:Education and urban society 2016-05, Vol.48 (4), p.324-345
Main Author: Houser, John H. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Community
Community organizations
Community Programs
Community Schools
Demographics
Ethnicity
Extracurricular Activities
Gender Differences
Grade Point Average
High School Students
Indiana
Multiple Regression Analysis
Predictor Variables
Racial Differences
Regression analysis
School Community Programs
Schools
Secondary Education
Student Participation
Urban areas
Urban Schools
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Summary:Community schools represent a school reform approach that purports to address the multifaceted and intertwined challenges faced by poor urban communities and schools. The community school approach includes partnering with community organizations, making the school a community hub where services are provided during and outside of the school day, and targeting broad student, family, and community outcomes. This study examines one of the primary components of community schools, school- and community-sponsored extracurricular programming, and its relationship to academic achievement. The study was performed at an urban community school serving Grades 7 through 12. Descriptive analyses indicated high levels of participation and variation in participation, and academic achievement by demographic group. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that both school- and community-sponsored program participation were significant predictors of academic achievement. Implications of the results and future directions for research are discussed.
ISSN:0013-1245
1552-3535
DOI:10.1177/0013124514533792