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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 the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and academic achievement of LA's BEST students
Huang, Denise, December 2008
(CRESST Report 749). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A study of the relationship of different levels of participation 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, to students' academic achievement

Reports & Papers

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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What works?: Common practices in high functioning afterschool programs across the nation in math, reading, science, arts, technology, and homework: A study by the National Partnership: The afterschool program assessment guide
Huang, Denise, March, 2010
(CRESST Report 768). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

An examination of 13 program components of high quality after school programs and their functionality, based on a sample of 53 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grantees

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