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By Julie Dennehy, National Institute on Out-of-School Time,
and Gil G. Noam, Program in Education, Afterschool and Resilience
(PEAR) at Harvard University and McLean Hospital
© 2005, Achieve Boston
This paper provides a window into the conditions of the OST workforce in Massachusetts
and a baseline for policy decisions.
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This paper explores some of the key issues and challenges facing program and
city leaders in creating and sustaining afterschool program opportunities that
engage the interest and participation of high school-age youth. The authors discuss
effective program characteristics and strategies for citywide collaboration,
along with steps for cities and organization to build their capacity to meet
the needs of today's teen youth during the out-of-school time hours. Investigation
was particularly focused on five cities: Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City,
and Fort Worth.
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Using Technology to Support Academic Achievement for At-Risk Teens During Out-of-School
Time (2004) is a literature review conducted by NIOST for the America Connects
Consortium at Education Development Center, Inc. The literature review explores
the use of technology to support academic achievement for at-risk high school-age
youth during their out-of-school time. By combining insights from these several
domains, this paper informs leaders in the out-of-school time program field,
educators, policymakers, technology program designers, and other stakeholders
as to what to consider when creating out-of-school time programs that use technology-based
learning activities to support academic achievement for at-risk teens.
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This report by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) in association
with The Forum for Youth (FYI) investigates how after-school programs in Boston
can most effectively promote positive youth development as a support to academic
achievement.
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It's finally here! This great resource is packed with the latest research and
information on how children and youth spend their non-school hours, how they
benefit from afterschool activities and much more.
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By Georgia Hall and Brooke Harvey
© 2002 National Institute on Out-of-School Time, 57 pp.
This paper highlights the experiences of several citywide afterschool initiatives
with particular focus on the activities and strategies that contributed to building
operational and sustainable citywide delivery of out-of-school time programs.
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In this research paper, we explore economic concepts as they relate to the out-of-school
time field and describe compensation strategies and initiatives. We also profile
out-of-school time compensation models and others from the early care and education
field that could be adapted by out-of-school time advocates.
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This substantial, informative guide delineates the theoretical basis, experiences
and learnings of the first and second phases of the MOST Initiative, including
the perspective of its founders and the three cities. The guide uses three methods
to explain how to build an out-of-school time system using the MOST approach:
- An outline takes the reader through a step-by-step process in three stages:
Planning, Taking Stock, and Making It Happen
- Action tips are recommendations based on the successes gained and challenges
encountered during the seven years of the MOST Initiative
- MOST city models illustrate how each MOST city interpreted the process
and provide the reader with a sampling of their activities
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by the Chapin Hall Center for Children.
This report discusses the evaluation process and the effects of MOST in the three
MOST cities during Phase I (1995-1998).
by By Kathryn Hynes, Susan O'Connor and An-Me Chung
This paper explores different ways that after-school programs can support children's
literacy development. Grounded in research, the paper includes information on
how children learn to read, many strategies for promoting literacy skills and
descriptions of model programs.
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by Susan O'Connor and Kate Maguire
Homework assistance has become a hot topic among out-of-school time providers.
This paper is designed to help out-of-school programs think through their role
in providing homework assistance. This paper is a guide to help programs make
good decisions as they work to find answers to questions such as: what does the
research say about homework? What are children, staff, schools and families thinking
about homework? How can we take these diverse perspectives into account as we
develop an appropriate homework policy? How do various programs approach homework
assistance? How do we train staff to provide homework help?
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This short booklet summarizes the main points in the research paper on homework
assistance into a short, easy to read booklet. Great for distributing to staff
and parents before facilitating a discussion on homework assistance.
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This edition of the bi-annual newsletter deals with building a skilled and stable
workforce for after school.
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This paper reports on the emergence of a strong connection between the school-age
and youth service fields that occurred during the first year of implementation
of the MOST Initiative.
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By Marie Esposito and Joan Costley
Addresses the lack of college-based preparation for the field, the MOST Initiative
has, as an integral component of its vision, charged three cities with the goal
of developing a credit bearing certificate in school-age care. This paper is
a first step towards reviewing and analyzing this important work.
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This paper, written for the 1997 ERIC Families, Technology and Education Conference,
presents a case study of the various ways that technology has been used by the
MOST Initiative. It discusses how NIOST and the three MOST cities increasingly
used technology to implement their action plans, and suggests ways that other
communities can use technology to develop similar networks that support out-of-school
time activities. The paper includes a listing of national technology resources
related to the issue of children's out-of-school time.
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This paper provides basic instructions for accessing vital and up-to-date information
on school-age care via the Internet and showcases creative technology initiatives
from the SAC field.
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By: David Alexander
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By Billie Young, Cross-Cities Network Member
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by Beth M. Miller, Fern Marx, NIOST, 38 pp. © 1990
This paper reviews the literature on the effects on children of how they spend
their out-of-school time, and the impact of various care arrangements.
by Beth M. Miller, SACCProject, 42 pp. © 1995
This paper describes some of the major issues raised by research on the effects
of out-of-school time on children's learning and discusses possible responses
to the issues raised by the literature.
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