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Out-of-School Time Programs for Older Youth. Research Update: Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database. Number 7
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Harvard Family Research Project, 2011
Out-of-school time (OST) programs focused on older youth--specifically, youth in middle and high school--can help participants successfully navigate their adolescence and learn new skills well into their teens. OST programs can also help prepare older youth for a variety of new roles that they will assume as they enter college and the workforce.…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Mentors, After School Programs, Databases
Out-of-School Time Programs in Rural Areas. Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database. Research Update, No. 6
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Harris, Erin; Malone, Helen; Sunnanon, Tai – Harvard Family Research Project, 2011
Out-of-school time (OST) programming can be a crucial asset to families in rural areas where resources to support children's learning and development are often insufficient to meet the community's needs. OST programs that offer youth in rural communities a safe and supportive adult-supervised environment--along with various growth-enhancing…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, After School Programs, Rural Areas, Databases
Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-Level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time
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Deschenes, Sarah N.; Arbreton, Amy; Little, Priscilla M.; Herrera, Carla; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Weiss, Heather B. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2010
Out-of-school time (OST) programs represent a vital opportunity and resource for learning and development for children and youth. Given the potential of city-level OST initiatives to support participation, and against the national backdrop of inequitable access to quality OST programs for older youth from disadvantaged communities, The Wallace…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, After School Programs, Youth Programs, Child Development
A Developmental Approach to the Prevention of Adolescent's Aggressive Behavior and the Promotion of Resilience
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Malti, Tina; Noam, Gil G.; Scheithauer, Herbert – European Journal of Developmental Science, 2009
This article introduces the clover model, a research-based developmental model of resilience and psychopathology related to the prevention of aggressive behavior and the promotion of resiliency in adolescents. It describes how social cognitions and emotions function differently at different periods of adolescent development and influence problem…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Prevention, Aggression, Social Cognition
When Schools Stay Open Late: The National Evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program. Final Report
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James-Burdumy, Susanne; Dynarski, Mark; Moore, Mary; Deke, John; Mansfield, Wendy; Pistorino, Carol; Warner, Elizabeth – US Department of Education, 2005
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program has supported after-school programs since 1998. Research on the effects of after-school programs has been inconclusive, leading to an ongoing debate about the effects of after-school programs. To examine the implementation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school program and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students