An outcome evaluation of the success for kids program / Nicole Maestas, Sarah Gaillot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maestas, Nicole.

Contributor:

Gaillot, Sarah.

Labor and Population Program.

Rand Corporation.

Success for Kids Foundation.

Series:

Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-575-1-SFK.

Technical report ; TR-575-1-SKF

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

After-school programs--Florida--Evaluation.

After-school programs.

Social skills--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Activity programs.

Social skills.

Child development--Florida--Evaluation.

Child development.

Interpersonal relations--Florida.

Interpersonal relations.

Educational evaluation.

Evaluation.

Social skills--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Florida.

Physical Description:

xv, 53 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction

Program description

What do we know about after-school programs?

Evaluation design and implementation

Data quality

Outcome analysis

Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix: Training of teachers and facilitators.

Notes:

"RAND Labor and Population."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-53).

ISBN:

9780833051240

0833051245

OCLC:

692231466