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This is a companion guide to the report, Putting It All Together: Guiding Principles for Quality After-School Programs Serving Preteens.

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Articles/Books:

The Quality of School-Age Child Care in After-School Settings (June 2007)
http://www.researchconnections.org/SendPdf?resourceId=12576
This research brief identifies the features of high-quality after-school settings that have emerged from the research and are reflected in program quality tools. It also: 1) examines key research that links program quality to positive developmental outcomes, 2) reviews current practice in program quality assessment and 3) offers considerations for policymakers regarding future school-age care decisions in order to promote high-quality programs.
Author/Publisher: Little, Priscilla M. Child Care & Early Education Research Connections. Research-to-Policy Connections No 7.

Community Programs to Promote Youth Development (2002)
www.nap.edu/catalog/10022.html
This book focuses on community programs for youth and examines what is known about their design, implementation and evaluation. The book identifies the set of personal and social assets (physical, intellectual, psychological, emotional and social development) that increase the healthy development and well-being of adolescents. It then discusses the settings that promote healthy development of those assets.
Author/Publisher: Jacquelynne Eccles and Jennifer A. Gootman, eds. Board on Children, Youth and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Getting It Right: Strategies for After-School Success (2005)
www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/190_publication.pdf
Raley, Grossman and Walker synthesized the last 10 years of findings from Public/Private Ventures and other research on after-school programs to make recommendations on how to run an effective program funded to produce specific policy-relevant outcomes. The report focuses on how to get the right youth into the program, keep youth long enough, develop strong management and manage budget issues. It provides a series of recommendations for school-based programs that intend to produce measurable outcomes for young people.
Author/Publisher: Raley, Rebecca, Jean Grossman and Karen E. Walker. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

Helping Youth Succeed Through Out-of-School-Time Programs (January 2006) http://www.aypf.org/publications/HelpingYouthOST2006.pdf
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) gathered information about out-of-school-time programs around the United States by conducting a literature review, visiting communities and talking to national experts and program leaders. AYPF summarizes their findings in this report.
Author/Publisher: American Youth Policy Forum.

Beyond Safe Havens: A Synthesis of 20 Years of Research on the Boys & Girls Clubs (2005)
www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/187_publication.pdf
Arbreton et al reviews 20 years of research of Boys & Girls Clubs of America programming. The report outlines the strategies that programs have implemented to contribute toward success as well as the challenges that have been encountered.
Author/Publisher: Arbreton, Amy J.A., Jessica Sheldon and Carla Herrera. Philadelphia: Public Private Ventures.

Organizations/Websites:

These organizations provide consulting, training, research, evaluation findings and/or information on funding.

Bridgespan
www.bridgespangroup.org/

California After School Resource Center
www.californiaafterschool.org/

CompassPoint
www.compasspoint.org/

Community Network for Youth Development
www.cnyd.org/home/index.php

The Forum for Youth Investment
http://forumforyouthinvestment.org/

Harvard Family Research Project
www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/

National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
http://www.niost.org/

National Youth Development Information Center
www.nydic.org/nydic/programming/quality.htm

Public/Private Ventures
www.ppv.org
(publications are available at www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/publications.asp)

Search Institute
www.search-institute.org

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
www.sedl.org

 

 




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Principle 1:
Focused and Intentional Strategy

Principle 2: Exposure

Principle 3: Supportive Relationships

Principle 4:
Family Engagement

Principle 5:
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Principle 6: Continuous Program Improvement

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