ERIC Number: ED481970
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 70
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ISBN: ISBN-1-887031-81-2
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Finding Fortune in Thirteen Out-of-School Time Programs: A Compendium of Education Programs and Practices.
Trammel, Ming
This research compendium summarizes and reviews the evaluations of 13 out-of-school time programs with positive outcomes for young people. The programs are (1) 4-H; (2) 21st Century Community Learning Centers; (3) The After-School Corporation; (4) Beacons; (5) BELL After School Instructional Curriculum; (6) Big Brothers Big Sisters of America; (7) Boys & Girls Club of America; (8) Cap City; (9) Juvenile Mentoring Program; (10) Los Angeles's Better Educated Students for Tomorrow; (11) Quantum Opportunities Program; (12) Sacramento START; and (13) Youth Education for Tomorrow. Each evaluation summary includes the following: the design of the evaluation; what entity or entities funded the evaluation; a look at the program site; an overview of the program's purpose and how it started; demographic information on the population served; data on program costs; cost/benefit data; levels of statistical significance of findings; descriptions of the basic elements or structure of the program; factors that most strongly contribute to the program's positive results; and contact information. (WFA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, After School Centers, After School Education, After School Programs, Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Recreational Activities, Student Interests, Supplementary Education, Youth Agencies, Youth Clubs, Youth Programs
American Youth Policy Forum, 1836 Jefferson Place, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-2505. Tel: 202-775-9731; Fax: 202-775-9733; e-mail: aypf@aypf.org; Web site: http://www.aypf.org. For full text: http://www.aypf.org/publications/Compendium2003.pdf.
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, MI.
Authoring Institution: American Youth Policy Forum, Washington, DC.
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