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Take Ten Program (updated Fall 2008)
Operating out of the Robinson Community Learning Center, Take Ten is a skills-based violence prevention program that trains over 100 college students and community volunteers to implement an age appropriate conflict resolution curriculum in 14 local schools, all of the Boys and Girls Clubs in St. Joseph County, and at the Robinson Center, working with children and youth grades Pre-K to 12.
The school-wide program evaluation intends to measure the impact of Take Ten on schools and individuals participating directly and indirectly in the program. The evaluation consists on implementing surveys for students in grades 3-12, and interviewing teachers, and administrators, 2-3 times during the school year; it also includes measuring the longitudinal impact on attitudes and behaviors of students as well as the effects on the teachers and volunteers involved with the administration of the program.
College students and volunteers also participate in:
- Program evaluation data analysis (600+ student and teacher surveys and interviews.)
- Basic assessment of summer and fall Take Ten Comic Book Project; interviews with children ages 9-17.
- Comic Book impact evaluation on student participants.
- Assess student progress in comparison with other providers in the community.
For more information on the program or how to get involved, email Ellen G. Kyes, J.D., Associate Director for Prevention Programs, Take Ten Project Coordinator at kyes.1@nd.edu.
Perley Primary Center, located in South Bend's Northeast Neighborhood, educates 285 students in kindergarten through fourth grade. Perley's mission is to provide a nurturing environment based on a diverse community of learners promoting creative and responsible citizens.
Jefferson Intermediate Center serves students in grades five through eight. The program is designed to meet the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of the students. The four year program also permits increased staff awareness and identification of student needs during critical development stages.
The Marshall Intermediate Center serves students in grades five through eight and is part of the South Bend Community School Corporation.
Clay High School is a fine arts magnet school with the mission of providing the academics, technology, activities, and guidance necessary for its students to become successful, independent and responsible citizens. Currently under open enrollment 1450 students attend Clay High School.
Ganey Faculty Community-Based Research Awards
Ganey Collaborative Community-Based Research Mini-Grant Recipients
Past Projects
2007-2008
Head Start Field Work
Professor Jeanne Day of the psychology department is facilitating a community-based research project with a local Head Start chapter. Professor Day has recruited undergraduate students to help interview children, in order to examine the impact of the Head Start program on their literacy and math skills. The students receive four hours of training and the project requires a one month commitment. Students may work for class credit or as volunteers. Contact Jeanne Day at Jeanne.D.Day.1@nd.edu if you are interested in working on this project or getting involved with other research she does with Head Start.
The St. Joseph County Home Mortgage Foreclosure Project .
Numerous studies have shown that mortgage foreclosures can be devastating both to individuals and to the communities they live in. Unfortunately, Indiana has one of the highest home mortgage foreclosure rates in the nation. To assess the problem locally, law student Skyler Bradbury has collected data on 7,000 mortgage foreclosures in St. Joseph County for the years 2001-2006. Professor Judy Fox from the Law School and Professor Richard Williams from Sociology are now analyzing the data. They plan to examine longitudinal and geographic trends, the characteristics of areas that are most prone to foreclosures, and whether the rise in foreclosures can be linked to the rise in subprime lending.
