Building quality improvement systems: Lessons from three emerging efforts in the youth-serving sector
Three case studies of quality-improvement efforts in programs providing out-of-school time services
Reports & Papers
Building quality improvement systems: Lessons from three emerging efforts in the youth-serving sector: Executive summary
A summary of three case studies of quality-improvement efforts in programs providing out-of-school time services
Executive Summary
The Common Core Standards: What do they mean for out-of-school time?
A discussion of the implications for the out-of-school time field of the Common Core Standards, which represent competencies elementary and secondary school students should achieve in each grade in math and English language arts
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The common ground: Challenges across cities
An overview of the collaboration, coordination and networking of after-school programming between organizations and community stakeholders
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Coordination, collaboration and networking
A summary of the collaboration, coordination and networking of after-school programming among stakeholders in cities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Funding and policy
A review of different resources for funding out-of-school programming
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Growing the next generation of youth professionals: Workforce opportunities and challenges
An exploration of the demographics of, as well as the opportunities and challenges faced by the youth workforce that serves children between the ages of 8 and 18, based on data from focus groups with 70 front line youth workers and a survey of 1,053 youth workers and 175 program directors from 8 locations across the United States
Reports & Papers
How afterschool programs can most effectively promote positive youth development as a support to academic achievement: A report commissioned by the Boston After-School for All Partnership
A study of after-school programs in Boston, MA, and the city’s desire to promote and support young peoples’ positive development and academic success through quality after-school programs; the study includes discussion of learning theories, the positive youth development approach on a local and national scale, and the challenges Boston faces
Other
Improving after-school program quality
A summary of findings from two studies, one of which reviews the impacts of after school programs on personal and social development and the other of which reviews instruments that measure the quality of youth programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Leadership and political will
A review of the role of leadership and political will among municipal and community leaders in increasing the capacity of after-school programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Making quality count: Lessons from the Ready by 21 Quality Counts initiative
A description of the Ready by 21 Quality Counts initiative, a systems-building model for the improvement of the quality and capacity of out of school time programming, based on information from the implementation of the model at 7 community sites and 6 state sites
Reports & Papers
Mapping, monitoring and research
A summary of creating mroe effective city-level information systems for mapping and tracking out-of-school time programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Measuring youth program quality: A guide to assessment tools
A guide comparing the purpose, structure, content and technical properties of tools to assess youth program quality
Methods
Measuring youth program quality: A guide to assessment tools
A guide to observational instruments for measuring out-of-school time program quality, including the instruments' purpose, structure, content, and technical properties
Methods
Measuring youth program quality: A guide to assessment tools: Executive summary
A summary of a guide comparing the purpose, structure, content and technical properties of tools to assess youth program quality
Executive Summary
Measuring youth program quality: A guide to assessment tools: Executive summary
A summary of a guide to observational instruments for measuring out-of-school time program quality, including the instruments' purpose, structure, content, and technical properties
Executive Summary
Moving an out-of-school agenda: Lessons and challenges across cities
A study of the GRASP Project- Greater Resources for After-School Programming- and their partnering efforts with four US cities- Chicago, IL, Kansas City, KS, Little Rock, AR, and Sacramento County, CA- in an attempt to determine the impact of out-of-school activities in these communities and create a design that can be used in others’ local planning activities
Other
Off the shelf and into the field: Making the most of the National Research Council's new report: Community programs to promote youth development
A summary of community-based after-school programs that focus on academic achievement, youth development and prevention
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Physical infrastructure
A review of the physical infrastructure of cities to support children and youth during out-of-school hours
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Planning and visioning
A review of planning city-level visionary leadership for out-of-school hours programming
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Promoting positive youth development as a support to academic achievement
A study of the effect of after-school programs in promoting positive youth development as a support to academic achievement
Other
Public will and constituency engagement
A summary of a study of methods for engaging the public about the benefits of out-of-school time programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Putting youth work on the map: Key findings and implications from two major workforce studies
A discussion of the implications of two comprehensive studies on the status of youth workers, including those employed in after school settings
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Putting youth work on the map: Key findings and implications from two major workforce studies
Key findings from two studies on the experiences of youth workers of after school and community-based programs, based on survey data from a sample of 1,053 and 195 program directors who participated in the Next Generation Study, and a sample of 4,346 youth workers who participated in the National Afterschool Association Study
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Quality standards, assessments and supports
An examination of child care quality amongst United States cities, including what measures best ensure consistent quality in child care for young people, the impact standards possess in supporting quality program development, the role of program evaluation and assessment, and the supports required to ensure standards are met
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