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Barbara Jentleson

Associate Professor of the Practice Emerita of Education
Education Program
Duke Box 90739, Durham, NC 27705
213 W. Duke Bldg., Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications


Developing University and Community Partnerships that Support Family Engagement in Out-of-School Time

Chapter · 2011 This monograph addresses the expanding field of family involvement to out-of-school time(OST). During the past decade, OST programs have grown across the U.S. They are offered to children and youth, elementary through high school, as structured and safe ve ... Cite

Project H.O.P.E.: Effective University Engagement with Community Afterschool Programs

Journal Article Journal of Youth Development - Bridging Research and Practice · 2009 Implemented in 2002 by the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, Project H.O.P.E. has improved the quantity and quality of afterschool programs for the youth of Durham, NC. Project H.O.P.E. provides tutoring programs, enrichment resources, and evaluation s ... Cite

Project HOPE: Working Across Multiple Contexts to Support At-Risk Students

Journal Article The Evaluation Exchange · 2009 Project HOPE is a university-community collaboration targeting the learning and development needs of youth through community-based after-school programs. This article highlights the mechanism of connecting complementary-learning contexts through staffing p ... Cite

Constructing Effective After-school and School Partnerships

Journal Article Afterschool Matters · 2009 Cite

Designing Schools for Diversity and Differences: The Pathways Schools

Journal Article Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal · February 1997 Cite