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Direct linkAkiva, Thomas; Li, Junlei; Martin, Kelly M.; Horner, Christy Galletta; McNamara, Anne R. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2017
Background: Adult-child relational interactions constitute an essential component of out-of-school-time programs, and training staff to effectively interact with children is key to improving program quality. Efficient staff training, that meets the limited time availability of out-of-school time staff, is particularly needed. Objective: This pilot…
Descriptors: Professional Development, After School Programs, Pilot Projects, Cohort Analysis
Camasso, Michael J.; Jagannathan, Radha – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2018
This paper presents results from the evaluation of the Nurture thru Nature (NtN) programme, a natural science and environmental education intervention designed to help elementary school children from disadvantaged backgrounds increase their knowledge of science and strengthen overall academic performance. Using an experimental design the pilot NtN…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Environmental Education, Science Education, Natural Sciences
Wu, Fan; Fraser, Mark W.; Guo, Shenyang; Day, Steven H.; Galinsky, Maeda J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: The study had two objectives (a) to adapt for Chinese children an intervention designed to strengthen the social information--processing (SIP) skills of children in the United States, and (b) to pilot test the adapted intervention in China. Methods: Adaptation of the "Making Choices" program involved reviewing Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Information Skills, Pilot Projects
Download full textMurrah, William M.; Chen, Wei-Bing; Cameron, Claire E. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Recent educational studies have found evidence that measures of fine motor skills are predictive of educational outcomes. However, the precise nature of fine motor skills has received little attention in these studies. With evidence mounting that fine motor skills are an important indicator of school readiness, investigating the nature of this…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Prediction, Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Achievement
Langberg, Joshua M.; Smith, Bradley H. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2006
This paper describes the development of an after-school program for middle-school students that simultaneously addressed issues of efficacy and effectiveness in an effort to create an evidence-based intervention (EBI) that can be implemented in school settings. The topics highlighted in this case example are intended to address the growing concern…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Literature, Intervention
Slovacek, Simeon P.; And Others – 1993
This report describes the first operating year of Project Support, a 3-year gang/drug prevention program aimed at elementary students in six inner city schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The project involves the implementation of nine strategies described in the research literature as being effective in drug/gang prevention. These…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Career Awareness, Community Involvement, Community Services
