After School Matters External Research Request Form

After School Matters External Research Request Form
Overview

Thank you for your interest in conducting a research or evaluation project with After School Matters. After School Matters provides teens with opportunities to discover their potential and find their future by designing and delivering project-based apprenticeship programs in a variety of content areas, engaging skilled professionals as instructors, aligning and maximizing the resources of an extensive network of public-private partnerships to coordinate and sustain investment in youth development, and focusing on continuous quality improvement.

Our core program components include:
- advocating for teens and youth development
- building opportunities for teens through partnerships
- engaging teens in skills development for work and higher education
- showcasing teen accomplishments
- disseminating research and best practices about out-of-school time for teens
We have a formal application and approval process for all external data collection or data sharing. Before you complete our process, please note that we interact with many research and evaluation partners, and we are unable to accommodate many requests. Primary factors in our decision to approve or reject a project include the volume of current research projects at After School Matters, the timeline of the project, and whether the project aligns with our mission or current research needs. Please note we are not currently accepting undergraduate research requests.

If you would like to propose a research or evaluation project with After School Matters, please complete our external research request form below. We review external research requests on a rolling basis.

If you have any questions about the review process, please contact Lizzie Hilvert, Manager of Research & Evaluation, at elizabeth.hilvert@afterschoolmatters.org.

Thank you,

After School Matters

Please note, these requirements are subject to change without notice at the discretion of After School Matters.

Contact Information

Please provide the following information. if any of these are not applicable, please write "N/A" in the text box.
Name of principal investigator or researcher: *

First Name Last Name
Organization or school name: *
Title or role: *
Sponsoring organization (if different): *
Contact email address: *
example@example.com
Contact phone number: *
Please enter a valid phone number.
Number of people who will have access to data related to this research/evaluation project: *
Names and roles of all individuals collecting or accessing data: *

Research/Evaluation Project Details
Which of the following individuals will be participants in the proposed research? *

Teen program participants Program instructors After School Matters staff
Proposed project title: *
What is the primary purpose of the proposed project? What are your research/evaluation questions? *
How does your proposed research/evaluation project align with the After School Matters mission?
If you have submitted an IRB application through your institution, please include a PDF of your application and approval letter (if applicable).

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Research/Evaluation Project Details
All research and evaluation projects at After School Matters require proof of approval or exemption from either an institutional review board (IRB) or research review board (RRB). Is your project associated with either an IRB or RRB? If so, please provide details on which IRB or RRB you are working with and where you are in the approval process. Please note, if your application is accepted, we will require an approval letter prior to the start of data collection. *
Who is your target population, and what is your desired sample size for your proposed project? If you have specific programs in mind, please list them here. *
How do you intend to collect the data for your proposed research/evaluation project? What measures or instruments will you use? Please be as specific as possible. Please note, if your application is accepted, we will require you to share a copy of your protocols prior to the start of data collection. *
Describe your informed consent process and how you would protect the confidentiality of After School Matters youth, instructors, and staff. Please note, if your application is accepted, we will require you to share a copy of consent forms prior to the start of data collection. *
Do you plan to use incentives as part of your proposed project? If so, please describe them in detail. *
What (if any) potential risks to participants do you anticipate will be part of your data collection process? How do you plan to inform participants of the potential risks of participating in your research/evaluation project? *
When would you like to complete the proposed research/evaluation project? What is your timeline? *
After School Matters has a research and evaluation program already in place (for example, teen post-program surveys, quality assessments, teen interviews, etc.). How do you anticipate your proposed project might interfere with existing internal research and evaluation efforts? *
What are the associated requirements or opportunity costs for After School Matters staff as part of the proposed project? Please describe them in detail. Please note that any request requiring staff time beyond the review stage may require project funding to offset the cost. *
What other information would you like to share to support your proposal for this project? *
How do you anticipate the final results of your proposed research/evaluation project will be shared? Do you intend to publish the results or speak about them at a conference? Please note After School Matters requires 30-day review of any tangible materials, analyses or reports resulting from research/evaluation projects/ After School Matters reserves the right to use the information in these products for programming, solicitation of grants, staff development, and any other purpose to improve our services. *

Thank you!
Thank you for completing a research request form. We will review your submission and contact you with any additional questions.
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After School Matters External Research Request Form

Contact Information

Research/Evaluation Project Details

Research/Evaluation Project Details

Thank you!