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Searched on Exact phrase of YOUTH DEVELOPMENT in the index terms;.
Returned 83 results.
- A Collective Responsibility, A Collective Work: Supporting the Path to Positive Life Outcomes for Youth in Economically Distressed Communities
By Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt; May 2008
Description: This paper highlights the risks and challenges that youth in distressed communities face, linking high child poverty rates and low high school graduation rates to high rates of violent crime, teen pregnancy,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35624 (100.00%) - Connecting Child Care Quality to Child Outcomes
By Greg J Duncan, Christina M Gibson-Davis; October 2006
Description: This paper describes methods for securing unbiased estimates of the effects of child care quality and type on child well-being from nonexperimental data. Contains 52 references. REQU0299 Connecting Evaluation...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35610 (100.00%) - Children's Physical Activity Drops From Age 9 to 15, NIH Study Indicates
By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; July 15, 2008
Description: This document summarizes findings from a long-term study by the National Institutes of Health on children’s physical activity. Data show that the activity level of American children drops sharply between...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35583 (100.00%) - 2006 Kids Count Data Book
By Annie E. Casey Foundation; 2006
Description: This book presents statistical data and trends to illuminate the status of America’s children and to assess trends in their well-being for 2006. By updating the assessment every year, KIDS COUNT provides...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35525 (100.00%) - A Well-Prepared Workforce brings out the best in our kids
By School's Out Washington; April 2008
Description: This 2008 report presents a framework for a professional development system for the after-school and youth development (AYD) workforce in Washington State. Research has shown that high-quality AYD programs...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35481 (100.00%) - 2008 Kids Count Essay
By Annie E. Casey Foundation; June 2008
Description: This essay describes six commonplace deficiencies in the operations of the nation’s juvenile justice system: (1) trends in juvenile justice practice blur or ignore the well-established differences between...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35432 (100.00%) - Making the Case: Quality Afterschool Programs Matter
By Diane Gruber, Georgia Hall; Fall 2007
Description: This issue brief discusses high-quality after-school programs and the significant role they play in supporting the development of youth. A high-quality after-school program can have strong positive effects...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35378 (100.00%) - Back to the Future: Engaging Older Youth
By Diane Gruber, Georgia Hall; Fall 2007
Description: This issue brief indicates that participation in high-quality after-school programs can be as beneficial to youth (aged 13–17 years) as it is for traditional school-age participants. Participation in high-quality...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35377 (100.00%) - The Ready by 21 Challenge: All youth ready for college, work and life
By The Forum for Youth Investment; February 27, 2008
Description: This guide presents key ideas and resources behind the Ready by 21 Challenge. States and communities are called on to change the odds for children and youth by changing the way they do business. DSLE0074...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35372 (100.00%) - Communications Strategies to Galvanize Support for Youth
By Kristin Grimm, Ann Lochner, Ada McMahon; February 2007
Description: This document presents a summary of lessons learned from a conference call on communications by the Forum for Youth Investment, Voices for America’s Children, and KIDS COUNT. The strategic frame analysis...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35341 (100.00%) - The Parenting Imperative: Investing in Parents so Children and Youth Succeed
By National Human Services Assembly; October 2007
Description: This brief indicates that parents are one of the most important influences in positive child and youth development. Unfortunately, many caregivers lack the support they need. FCPE0083 Parenting Family...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34905 (100.00%) - Over-Scheduled Is Over-Stated: After-School Activities Are Good for Kids
By Society for Research in Child Development; 2006
Description: This brief indicates that new research on after-school activities finds that they are good for children. Policy-makers should expand opportunities for young people to participate in activities outside...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34851 (100.00%) - 2007 Kids Count Data Book
By Annie E. Casey Foundation; 2007
Description: This book presents statistical data and trends to illuminate the status of America’s children and to assess trends in their well-being for 2007. By updating the assessment every year, KIDS COUNT provides...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34671 (100.00%) - Are There Long-Term Effects of Early Child Care?
By Jay Belsky, Margaret Burchinal, Deborah Low Vandell, Kathleen McCartney; March-April 2007
Description: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development examined the effects of early child care on children’s functioning from 4.5 years through...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34624 (100.00%) - Minnesota School Age Core Competencies for School-Age and Youth Care Practitioners who work with children ages 5 through 12 and their families, First Edition
By Minnesota Department of Education, Office of Early Learning; February 2006
Description: This booklet presents the Core Competencies for school-age and youth care practitioners in Minnesota who work with children (aged 5–12 years). The Core Competencies are divided into eight content areas:...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34605 (100.00%) - Quality Time After School: What Instructors Can Do to Enhance Learning
By Margo Campbell, Jean Grossman, Becca Raley; April 2007
Description: This report presents the results of a study that explored the conditions that lead youth to want to attend after-school activities. Youth’s experiences were studied in five of Philadelphia’s Beacon Centers....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34593 (100.00%) - Quality Time After School: What Instructors Can Do to Enhance Learning, Executive Summary
By Margo Campbell, Jean Grossman, Becca Raley; May 2007
Description: This summary presents findings from research on more than 400 youth (aged 8–22 years) and their instructors to examine their participation in after-school activities. It was explored how youth’s perceptions...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34592 (100.00%) - Recommendations for Improving Education Outcomes for Children and Youth in Foster Care Through Amendments to the McKinney-Vento Act/Education Reauthorization in the No Child Left Behind Act
By Center for Law and Social Policy, Child Welfare League of America, Children's Defense Fund, Lutheran Services in America, and Voices for America's Children; 2007
Description: This document indicates that the reauthorization of Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides an opportunity to better address the needs of children...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34501 (100.00%) - Youth Development as a "Big Picture" Public Health Strategy
By Shanetta Martin, Karen J Pittman, Nicole Yohalem, Forum for Youth Investment; (Suppl) 2006
Description: This paper suggests it is important to treat teens as a potential to be tapped rather than as problems to be fixed. The power of the youth development approach is that it calls for raising the expectations...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34155 (100.00%) - Come on Back: Enhancing Youth Development Through School/Community Collaboration
By Mary Grenz Jalloh, Elizabeth Mastro, Felicia Watson, New York State Center for School Safety; (Suppl) 2006
Description: This case study describes Come On Back, an after-school program in Utica, New York, that targets students who are most at-risk for dropping out of school and experiencing academic failure. The students...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34154 (100.00%)
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