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The Future of Youth Development: Building Systems and Strengthening Programs. Consensus Study Report
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Deborah Moroney, Editor; Priyanka Nalamada, Editor; Committee on Promoting Learning and Development in K-12 Out of School Time Settings for Low Income and Marginalized Children and Youth; Board on Children Youth and Families; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education – National Academies Press, 2025
Out-of-School Time (OST) programs play a crucial role in child and youth development, serving as a bridge between school, home, and the community. They offer structured environments where young people can engage in meaningful activities, build relationships, and develop essential life skills. OST programs foster personal growth, academic support,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Adolescent Development, After School Programs, Weekend Programs
It Takes an Ecosystem: Understanding the People, Places, and Possibilities of Learning and Development across Settings. Current Issues in Out-of-School Time
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Akiva, Thomas, Ed.; Robinson, Kimberly H., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2022
"It Takes an Ecosystem" explores the idea and potential of the Allied Youth Fields--an aspirational term that suggests increased connection across the multiple systems in which adults engage with young people. Recent research and initiatives make a strong case for what developmentalists have argued for decades: A young person's learning…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Adults, Youth, Interpersonal Relationship
The Growing Out-of-School Time Field: Past, Present, and Future. Current Issues in Out-of-School Time
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Malone, Helen Janc, Ed.; Donahue, Tara, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017
The Information Age Publishing new book series, Current Issues in Out-of-School Time, is designed with a purpose to disseminate original research and promising practices that further the Out-of-School Time (OST) field. This first book sets the foundation on which the series rests upon, by offering an analysis of the progress made since the 2000s,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Adolescent Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Programs That Work, from the Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities. RAND Tool
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Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Handbook of Research on Schools, Schooling and Human Development
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Meece, Judith L., Ed.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Children spend more time in school than in any social institution outside the home. And schools probably exert more influence on children's development and life chances than any environment beyond the home and neighbourhood. The purpose of this book is to document some important ways schools influence children's development and to describe various…
Descriptors: Guides, Educational Research, Child Development, Teacher Student Relationship
Immigrant Families in Contemporary Society: The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy Series
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Lansford, Jennifer E., Ed.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Ed.; Bornstein, Marc H., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
How do some families successfully negotiate the linguistic, cultural, and psychological challenges of immigration, while others struggle to acculturate? This volume explores the complexities of immigrant family life in North America and analyzes the individual and contextual factors that influence health and well-being. Synthesizing cutting-edge…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Intervention, Educational Development, Child Rearing