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Quality at the point of service: profiles of practice in after-school settings.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20361249     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A unique observational data set was used to explore quality at the point of service in after-school programs. Staff practices in after-school settings were represented on a series of unidimensional scales closely indexed to staff behavior. In order to account for heterogeneity of staff performances, pattern-centered methods were used to construct profiles of common staff practices. Results revealed six pedagogy profiles that were classified in terms of three broad types of performances delivered by after-school staff: (1) positive youth development, (2) staff-centered, and (3) low-quality. Staff membership in these profiles was not related to youth-staff ratio. However, results revealed significant differences between the profiles on the content of the offering and the age of youth in the setting.
Authors:
Charles Smith; Stephen C Peck; Anne-Sophie Denault; Juliane Blazevski; Tom Akiva
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of community psychology     Volume:  45     ISSN:  1573-2770     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Community Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-14     Completed Date:  2010-09-22     Revised Date:  2011-03-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0364535     Medline TA:  Am J Community Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  358-69     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, 124 Pearl Street, Suite 601, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA. charles@cypq.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Cluster Analysis
Humans
Program Evaluation / methods,  standards
Quality Control
Schools / organization & administration,  standards*
United States
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HD048970-04/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD048970-05/HD/NICHD NIH HHS

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