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Terzian; Mary; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Williams-Taylor, Lisa; Nguyen, Hoan – Child Trends, 2009
Child Trends produced this Guide to assist funders, administrators, and practitioners in identifying and navigating online resources to find evidence-based programs that may be appropriate for their target populations and communities. The Guide offers an overview of 21 of these resources--11 searchable online databases, 2 online interactive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Internet, After School Programs, Databases
Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta; Joyner, Krystle; Allen, Tiffany – Child Trends, 2007
This brief describes different types of evaluations and sets forth five steps for selecting an evaluator that can benefit a program in the long run. It also provides some tips on the cost of evaluations. Evaluation refers to "the process of acquiring and assessing information to provide useful feedback about a program or program activity."…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Implementation, Evaluation Methods, Feedback (Response)
Metz, Allison; Burkhauser, Mary; Collins, Ashleigh; Bandy, Tawana – Child Trends, 2008
The implementation of programs and practices that reflect the best available research and evaluation is a new and very promising development in the out-of-school time field. However, successfully implementing a new, evidence-based program or practice is a major challenge for practitioners. This challenge is due, in large part, to a lack of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Implementation, Evidence, Administrator Effectiveness