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Adapting to changing conditions: Accessing state tobacco settlement revenues for out-of-school time and community school initiatives
Cohen, Carol, 2000
Strategy Brief, 1(6).

An overview of strategies for using tobacco settlement revenues to support out-of-school time programs and community schools

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Addressing behavioral outcomes in Connecticut's child care centers: An evaluation of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP) [Executive summary]
Fink, Dale Borman, December, 2003
Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut, A. J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

A summary of findings from an evaluation of the first year of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP), a system of early childhood mental health consultation in Connecticut, with a focus on services provided to children and the training and development of early childhood professionals

Executive Summary


Addressing social-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A policy report addressing several issues associated with infant mental health (IMH), including organization; delivery of services; and funding and training opportunities

Reports & Papers


Addressing socio-emotional development and infant mental health in early childhood systems: Executive summary
Zeanah, Paula D., 2005
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 12). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A study of the necessity to focus child care and early education efforts on infant mental health and development, with policy recommendations and strategies for implementation, the meaning of infant mental health, and the development of systems for delivering infant mental health services

Executive Summary


Administrative management capacity in out-of-school time organizations: An exploratory study [Executive summary]
Fiscal Management Associates, July 2008
New York: Wallace Foundation.

A summary of a study of the administrative and management capacity and needs, including financial, human resources, information technology, and facilities administration and management, of 16 organizations providing high-quality out-of-school time programming in New York City and Chicago

Executive Summary


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Adopting innovation in early childhood education: The Child-Parent Center Program
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2000
Young Children, 55(2), 84-88

An overview of the Chicago Child-Parent Center model, with arguments for the national adoption of a similar program

Reports & Papers


Advancing child abuse and neglect protective factors: The role of the early care and education infrastructure
Center for the Study of Social Policy (Washington, D.C.),
Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.

A discussion of the use of the Strengthening Families approach to prevent child abuse and neglect through the promotion of protective factors in the delivery of early childhood education and care services

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Advantages of gardening as a form of physical activity in an after-school program
Phelps, Joshua, December, 2010
Journal of Extension, 48(6), 1-7

A study of the relationship between participation in a Cooperative Extension Service after school gardening program and the self-reported physical activity levels of children, based on data from 31 children in third through fifth grade in Oklahoma

Reports & Papers


The affective bond between preschool aged children and mentors
Moffatt, Michael J., 1997
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New School University, New York

A study on the effects of mentoring relationships on preschool age children’s behavior within the context of Head Start programs

Reports & Papers


An African American youth mentoring program: A pilot study
Johnson, Martin K., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

An investigation of the effectiveness of a youth mentoring program in terms of character, skills, and attitude development in order to help prepare African American young people for school and life success

Reports & Papers


Afterschool advantage: Powerful new learning opportunities
Peterson, Terry, 2007
Moorestown, NJ: Foundations, Inc.

A book that argues for the evolution and expansion of after school programs to include more engaging and supportive content for children's learning and development

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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, 2003
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A summary of data and findings from evaluations of after school programs in several states, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington

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After-school care for children: A resilience-based approach
Nash, James K., 1998
Families in Society, 79(4), 370-383

An analysis of the afterschool experiences of children and adolescents, using a risk and resilience framework.

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Afterschool child care subsidies and maternal employment among the low-income families
Xiang, Gao, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation: University of Washington, Seattle

An examination of the relationship between variations in state child care policies and both parental choice of after school child care and their employment, based on a secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of America's Families 2002, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (2000 to 2004), and published aggregate data provided by the Child Care Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau

Reports & Papers


The After-School Corporation fifth-year report
The After-School Corporation, 2003
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A report on the After-School Corporation (TASC)'s after school program after its fifth year; the report includes a description of the program, the program evaluation, the program's funding, and a list of schools that host TASC-funded after school programs

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Afterschool learning: A study of academically focused afterschool programs in New Hampshire
New Hampshire. Department of Education, January, 2005
Concord: New Hampshire, Dept. of Education.

A presentation of findings from a study of the impact of academically-focused afterschool programs on students’ school success, based on data from 29 afterschool programs

Reports & Papers


Afterschool learning: A study of academically focused afterschool programs in New Hampshire [Executive summary]
New Hampshire. Department of Education, January 2005
Concord: New Hampshire, Dept. of Education.

A summary of a presentation of findings from a study of the impact of academically-focused after school programs on students’ school success, based on data from 29 after school programs

Executive Summary


Afterschool must no longer be an afterthought
Lauer, Rhonda H., 2007
In Afterschool advantage: Powerful new learning opportunities (pp. 62-66). Moorestown, NJ: Foundations, Inc.

A conclusion to a book that argues for the evolution and expansion of after school programs to include more engaging and supportive content for children's learning and development

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An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: The Minnesota GEMS pilot study
Story, Mary, 2003
Ethnicity & Disease, 13(1 Suppl. 1), S54-S64

A presentation of findings on the development of an after school obesity prevention program for African-American girls in Minnesota, based on a sample of 54 8 to 10-year-old girls and their caregivers

Reports & Papers


An after-school program for elementary school aged children: Academic and socio-emotional outcomes
Vanderploeg, Jeffrey J., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

An investigation of the effects of an after-school program on elementary school students' academic and socioemotional outcomes, examining the relationship between students' outcomes and duration of program participation

Reports & Papers


After-school programs and high school success: Analysis of post-program educational patterns of former middle-grades TASC participants
Russell, Christina A., October, 2007
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.

A study of the relationship of participation in after school programs in New York City middle schools to educational engagement and performance in high school, based on comparisons of program participants to nonparticipants attending middle schools with after school programs and to students attending middle schools without after school programs

Reports & Papers


After-school programs, antisocial behavior, and positive youth development: An exploration of the relationship between program implementation and changes in youth behavior
Weisman, Stephanie A., 11 March, 2003
College Park: University of Maryland, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

A description of important features of after school programs in terms of effects on children's school attendance, academic achievements, and socioemotional development using data from the Maryland After School Community Grant Program

Reports & Papers


After-school programs: Expanding access and ensuring quality
Gayl, Chrisanne L., 2004
Washington, DC: Progessive Policy Institute.

An analysis of the federal government's involvement afterschool programs, with a review of research on the impacts of afterschool programs, and recommendations to expand access and increase quality.

Other


Afterschool programs: Helping kids succeed in rural America
Afterschool Alliance, September, 2007
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 4). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

An overview of the special challenges faced by poor children in rural areas and examples of after school programs successfully meeting these challenges

Fact Sheets & Briefs


After-school programs in cities across the United States
United States Conference of Mayors, 2003

A brief account of the results from a survey of after school programs in 94 US cities, highlighting information such as program sites, funding sources, hours of operation, activities, staffing, and number of children served

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