Integrating research into practice and policy
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Integrating research into practice and policy
（Springer briefs in psychology, . Advances in child and family policy and practice . After-school programs to promote positive youth development ; v. 1）
Springer, c2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The first volume of this SpringerBrief presents a series of papers compiled from a conference about how after-school programs may be implemented to promote positive youth development (PYD) hosted by Youth-Nex, the University of Virginia Center to Promote Effective Youth Development. This volume reviews the importance of after-school programs for PYD and discusses key components of effective after-school programs. It also discusses issues related to the evaluation and measurement of quality in after-school programs. In addition, the brief presents suggestions for how researchers, policy makers, and practitioners can move the field forward and maximize the potential of after-school time and programs for promoting positive youth development for children and adolescents.
Topics featured in this brief include:
The history of the relationship between after-school programs and positive youth development.
Specific features of programs that are important for advancing positive youth development.
Issues in and approaches to measuring quality in after-school programs.
The Quality, Engagement, Skills, Transfer (QuEST) model and its use for measuring effective after-school programs.
A case study evaluation of the Girls on the Run program.
After-School Programs to Promote Positive Youth Development, Volume 1, is a must-have resource for policy makers and related professionals, graduate students, and researchers in child and school psychology, family studies, public health, social work, law/criminal justice, and sociology.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary: Overview of Brief and Recommendations for Practice and Policy.- Chapter 1. Why After-School Matters for Positive Youth Development.- Chapter 2. Understanding What Makes the "Magic" Happen: Key Components of Engaging After-School Programs for Children and Adolescents.- Chapter 3. Measuring Youth Participation, Program Quality, and Social and Emotional Skills in After-School Programs.- Chapter 4. Let's Talk After-School: The Promises and Challenges of Positive Youth Development for After-School Research, Policy, and Practice.
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