The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program in Florida: Program report of the 2009-2010 academic year
An evaluation of Florida 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines student and parent satisfaction and teacher assessments of student academic behavior, based on survey responses from 16,834 students, 9,664 parents, and 19,831 teachers
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America After 3PM
A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households
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America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand
A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households
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Best practices in summer learning programs for middle and high school youth
A study to identify best practices in high-quality summer learning programs serving middle school and high school students, based on a literature review, surveys from 25 programs, and follow-up interviews with some programs
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Bringing transmedia to expanded learning settings: Emerging practices
An examination of efforts by 11 public television stations to incorporate transmedia storytelling, which links interactive games, television series, and websites to established children's educational characters, into out-of-school time programs serving young children, based on site visits, progress reports, and interviews with television station staff
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Enhancing the educational achievement of at-risk youth
A study of an educational enhancement program, administered outside of school, offered to at-risk early adolescents living in public housing
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Enhancing quality in afterschool programs: Fifth-year report on a process evaluation of Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
Findings from the second year of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs, following a three-year pilot period, by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis representing 90 service providers in the county
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report
Impacts after the second year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance in programs that participated for both years
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings after the first year of implementation
Impacts after the first year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance
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Examining practices of staff recruitment and retention in four high-functioning afterschool programs
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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Extended Service Schools: Putting programming in place
A multi-year evaluation of a nationwide Extended-Service Schools Adaption Initiative, a school based youth program for children living in poor communities
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Final report on the Palm Beach Quality Improvement System pilot: Model implementation and program quality improvement in 38 after-school programs
A presentation of baseline and post-pilot program quality ratings for 38 after school programs participating in a pilot quality improvement system in Palm Beach County, Florida
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Florida 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Statewide summary of 2011-12 formative reports
An analysis of the extent to which Florida 21st Century Community Learning Center programs meet reporting requirements in four areas, based on evaluations submitted by 119 programs
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Improvements in math and reading scores of students who did and did not participate in the Foundations After School Enrichment Program during the 2001-2002 school year
A study on the effects of an after school program on mathematic and reading comprehension scores in the CTB/McGraw-Hill CAT-5 Mathematics and Reading Comprehension tests given in Philadelphia, Delaware and Franklin, Pennsylvania; in Cumberland County, New Jersey; and in Palm Beach County, Florida
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Knowledge gains from professional development training: Report on the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate pilot
An evaluation of a credentialing program for after school workers, based on data from 90 participants in three cohorts of educators that primarily serve elementary-aged youth in Palm Beach County, Florida
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Limited information available to assess statewide demand and outcomes for after school programs
An exploration of the availability of after school programs and services in Florida and their financial support, and an examination of both available data on demand for after school programs and on measures for the assessment of program outcomes
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Moving from afterschool training to the workplace: The second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program
An evaluation of the second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate (PBC-AEC) Program, which provides after school program staff with courses on youth development and after school practice, that examines participant knowledge, skills, and job retention, as well as after school program support for PBC-AEC, based on participant surveys and focus groups and on PBC-AEC staff interviews
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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country
An examination and profiles of city-led efforts to build comprehensive out-of-school time systems, based on surveys and interviews with representatives from 27 cities
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care
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An outcome evaluation of the Success for Kids program
An outcome evaluation of Success for Kids (SFK), an after school program that focuses on resilience-building through accessing inner resources and building connections with others, based on comparisons of behavioral and self-perception outcomes of participants in newly implemented SFK programs with outcomes of participants in SFK programs with delayed implementation of SFK programming
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Palm Beach County’s Prime Time Initiative: Improving the quality of after-school programs
A study of the implementation of a Quality Improvement System (QIS) in 37 after school programs for elementary- and middle-school-age children in Palm Beach County, Florida, during the third year of the system’s implementation
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Parents' selection of proprietary day care centers for their school-age children: A study of three southeastern university communities
A study of the factors and influences affecting parental selection of child care
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Patterns of participation in out-of-school activities among children in homeless shelters
A description of children's patterns of participation and an examination of the relationship among child, family and environmental factors and children's rates of participation in formal and informal out-of-school activities
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The Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: QIS development process evaluation: Year 2 report
The second year of a three-year process evaluation of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, for after school programs, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis
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Professional development for afterschool practitioners: The first year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program
A process evaluation of the pilot year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program, which provides after school program staff with 12-week courses on youth development and after school practice, that examined participants' program experiences
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