Study of the Community, Higher Education, and School Partnerships (CHESP)

摘要

In September 2001, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) selected Abt Associates Inc. and the Center for Youth and Communities at Brandeis Universitys Heller Graduate School to conduct a study of the Corporations Community, Higher Education, and School Partnerships (CHESP) program. The study design had two primary data collection components: (1) site visits leading to the development of six case studies$ and (2) grantee and subgrantee telephone surveys. This document has been prepared to present the Case Study Reports, which describe grantee and subgrantee partnerships and project activities at six CHESP grantee programs that were included in the case studies along with key findings and conclusions from the study.The purposes of this report are to provide an opportunity for readers to explore the experiences of CHESP grantees and subgrantees and to consider lessons that may be especially helpful to practitioners. This opening chapter is intended to set the case studies in a broader context. It begins with background information on the Corporation, service-learning, and on the CHESP initiative. An introduction to the study and its data collection methods follows along with highlights of the case studies. The chapter concludes with a review of the six broad conclusions that emerged from this research project.