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The afterschool experience in Salsa, Sabor y Salud: Evaluation 2007-2008
Huang, Denise, December 2008
(CRESST Report 747). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A process and outcomes evaluation of Salsa, Sabor y Salud (SSS), a child-centered adaptation of a healthy lifestyles program for Latino families, that examined the effect of program participation on elementary school students' and program instructors' knowledge and healthy behaviors, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in after school programs implementing SSS and matched control programs in Los Angeles and on case studies of programs in Chicago

Reports & Papers

The afterschool hours: Examining the relationship between afterschool staff-based social capital and student's engagement in LA's BEST [Executive summary]
Huang, Denise, January, 2007
(CSE Technical Report 712). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A summary of a study of the association of strong staff-student relationships with students' academic engagement and future aspirations in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, based on a survey of staff and participating students

Executive Summary

Examining practices of staff recruitment and retention in four high-functioning afterschool programs
Huang, Denise, March 2010
(CRESST Report 769). Los Angeles, CA: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

An examination of the influence of staffing practices and professional development opportunities on the ability of after school programs to recruit and retain high quality staff members, based on evidence from the recruitment practices of 4 after school programs, one each from California, Florida, Indiana, and Texas, that participated in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) evaluation

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Exploring the intellectual, social and organizational capitals at LA's BEST
Huang, Denise, May, 2007
(CSE Technical Report 714). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A study of how LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, uses its organizational, social, and intellectual capital to promote student engagement, based on interviews and focus groups with personnel and participants at six sites

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Identification of key indicators of quality in afterschool programs
Huang, Denise, December 2008
(CRESST Report 748). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A multimethod study that identified benchmarks and indicators of quality in after school programs, based on a review of literature on after school program quality and on survey and observational data on the presence of quality indicators in high-quality after school programs in Los Angeles

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Preparing students for the 21st century: Exploring the effects of afterschool participation on students' collaboration skills, oral communication skills, and self-efficacy
Huang, Denise, December 2010
(CRESST Report 777). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A study of the relationship of feelings of self-efficacy to the collaboration and communication skills of participants and nonparticipants in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development

Reports & Papers