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Rudd, Timothy; Nicoletti, Elisa; Misner, Kristin; Bonsu, Janae – MDRC, 2013
Lack of money has long kept promising preventive programs from expanding. Existing government-funded programs are furthermore subject to budgetary cutbacks or complete loss of funding. Moreover, preventive programs traditionally offer no accountability for success or failure. This leaves government entities in a bind where if they invest their…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Best Practices, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
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Deschenes, Sarah; Little, Priscilla; Grossman, Jean; Arbreton, Amy – Afterschool Matters, 2010
Adolescence is a period of rapid developmental changes. Only in the early years of childhood do individuals experience such a brisk pace of change. However, all too often, out-of-school time (OST) programs do not recognize how quickly the needs and interests of adolescents shift along with their developmental changes. Program staff know--and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Adolescent Development, Adolescent Attitudes, Learner Engagement