Barriers to Student Learning
Project Description:
The Barriers to Student Learning Project is a collaboration between UCLA's School of Mental Health Project/Center for Mental Health in Schools located in UCLA's Department of Psychology and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. The Barriers to Student Learning training that has been provided to various schools throughout the State of Alaska focused on helping schools and teachers design learning environments that ensure all students have appropriate opportunities to learn effectively. Finally, the Barrier to Student Learning training assisted the educational teams in building holistic constructive working relationships with all the pertinent stakeholders in the educational process which include: families, community agencies, local leadership, other schools, school staff and students, the business sector, and universities and colleges. Barrier team schools from throughou the state were offered grant opportunities to implement programs to address the Barriers to Student Learning specific to their individual schools. All of the Barrier sites were eligilbe for mini grants, and three sites were awarded larger 3-year competitive grants to implement more institutional initiatives.
The Center for Human Development functions as a research & evaluation contractor, to determine the quality of the inistitutional initiatives and changes made in the schools throughout the state.
Keyword(s):
Barriers, teacher effectiveness, student transition, positive relationships
Core Function(s):
Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Other
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
