Julie O'Donnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4554497 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julie O'Donnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julie |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Donnell |
| SIGNATURE | DONNELL J O |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Long Beach |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effects of an Out‐of‐school Program on Urban High School Youth's Academic Performance
Research strongly indicates that low‐income youth, particularly those of color who are overrepresented in poverty, have lower levels of academic performance than their higher‐income peers. It has been suggested that community‐based out‐of‐school programs can play an important role in reducing these academic differences. This study examined the effect of the YMCA High School Youth Institute on the grades, test scores, and school attendance of urba…
Consumer Perceptions of Outreach and Marketing Strategies for Family Resource Centers
Family Resource Centers (FRC) are designed to recruit, provide services to, and involve low-income residents in leadership roles. These centers should be accessible to all families in a community. However, it is often difficult to recruit residents who might be socially isolated or alienated from institutions to participate in services and program leadership. This study explored current, past, and potential consumers' perceptions of the methods o…
Changing teaching practices to promote achievement and bonding to school
An intervention to modify teaching practices in grades five and six was evaluated. Results showed that higher levels of teacher implementation of the modified practices favorably influenced students' levels of classroom opportunity, involvement, reinforcement, and bonding to school. Levels of academic achievement were also increased. The importance of assessing implementation in theory-guided experimental studies is discussed
Effects of an Out‐of‐school Program on Urban High School Youth's Academic Performance
Research strongly indicates that low‐income youth, particularly those of color who are overrepresented in poverty, have lower levels of academic performance than their higher‐income peers. It has been suggested that community‐based out‐of‐school programs can play an important role in reducing these academic differences. This study examined the effect of the YMCA High School Youth Institute on the grades, test scores, and school attendance of urba…
Consumer Perceptions of Outreach and Marketing Strategies for Family Resource Centers
Family Resource Centers (FRC) are designed to recruit, provide services to, and involve low-income residents in leadership roles. These centers should be accessible to all families in a community. However, it is often difficult to recruit residents who might be socially isolated or alienated from institutions to participate in services and program leadership. This study explored current, past, and potential consumers' perceptions of the methods o…
Changing teaching practices to promote achievement and bonding to school
An intervention to modify teaching practices in grades five and six was evaluated. Results showed that higher levels of teacher implementation of the modified practices favorably influenced students' levels of classroom opportunity, involvement, reinforcement, and bonding to school. Levels of academic achievement were also increased. The importance of assessing implementation in theory-guided experimental studies is discussed
Consumer Perceptions of Outreach and Marketing Strategies for Family Resource Centers
Family Resource Centers (FRC) are designed to recruit, provide services to, and involve low-income residents in leadership roles. These centers should be accessible to all families in a community. However, it is often difficult to recruit residents who might be socially isolated or alienated from institutions to participate in services and program leadership. This study explored current, past, and potential consumers' perceptions of the methods o…
Effects of an Out‐of‐school Program on Urban High School Youth's Academic Performance
Research strongly indicates that low‐income youth, particularly those of color who are overrepresented in poverty, have lower levels of academic performance than their higher‐income peers. It has been suggested that community‐based out‐of‐school programs can play an important role in reducing these academic differences. This study examined the effect of the YMCA High School Youth Institute on the grades, test scores, and school attendance of urba…
Medical education (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Academic achievement (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works)