ISBN:
9780833051257
,
0833051253
,
9780833051240
,
0833051245
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 53 pages)
Series Statement:
Technical report TR-575-1-SKF
Parallel Title:
Print version Maestas, Nicole Outcome evaluation of the success for kids program
DDC:
372.1334
Keywords:
Child development Evaluation
;
Interpersonal relations
;
Educational evaluation
;
After-school programs Evaluation
;
Social skills Study and teaching (Elementary)
;
Activity programs
;
Child development
;
Interpersonal relations
;
Educational evaluation
;
After-school programs
;
Social skills
;
Educational evaluation
;
Interpersonal relations
;
Social skills ; Study and teaching (Elementary) ; Activity programs
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Florida
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EDUCATION ; Elementary
;
EDUCATION ; General
;
Child development ; Evaluation
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This report presents results from a multisite, quantitative evaluation of the international Success for Kids (SFK) after-school program. The program seeks to build resilience in children by teaching them to access inner resources and build positive connections with others. The SFK program is unlike most after-school programs both in its focus on spiritual development and in its emphasis on outcomes related to resilience rather than academics. The authors found that the program had beneficial effects on adaptive skills, behavioral problems, overexternalization of problems, and school problems, and the effects persisted at 12-week follow-up. Interestingly, the program positively affected school-related outcomes, even though SFK is not an academic intervention. Specifically, it improved reported study skills and reduced reported learning problems and attention problems. Overall, a major strength of the program appears to be its careful attention to uniformity of program delivery -- in particular, its standardized curriculum, use of experienced teachers, and formal teacher-training program
Abstract:
This report presents results from a multisite, quantitative evaluation of the international Success for Kids (SFK) after-school program. The program seeks to build resilience in children by teaching them to access inner resources and build positive connections with others. The SFK program is unlike most after-school programs both in its focus on spiritual development and in its emphasis on outcomes related to resilience rather than academics. The authors found that the program had beneficial effects on adaptive skills, behavioral problems, overexternalization of problems, and school problems, and the effects persisted at 12-week follow-up. Interestingly, the program positively affected school-related outcomes, even though SFK is not an academic intervention. Specifically, it improved reported study skills and reduced reported learning problems and attention problems. Overall, a major strength of the program appears to be its careful attention to uniformity of program delivery -- in particular, its standardized curriculum, use of experienced teachers, and formal teacher-training program
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-53)
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