Building Effective Afterschool Programs, Paperback

Raise the caliber of your afterschool program with these exemplary models and get outstanding results! Through a comprehensive review of various afterschool programs across the United States, respected authority on program effectiveness, Olatokunbo Fashola, sheds new light on "what works" to increase academic achievement during nonschool hours. Administrators, policymakers, teachers, and researchers can benefit from the examples of both the successes and the shortcomings encountered by their colleagues in the quest to create enhanced learning opportunities in safe and enriching environments.

This unique resource provides a practical overview of the research and best practices that can be easily adapted and applied in the development of highly effective afterschool programs. A complete discussion of the purposes, functions, methodologies, implementation, and evaluation of numerous programs is provided and organized for quick reference.

• Exploration of critical factors necessary for success, such as planning, training, structure, and content
• Step-by-step overview of how to create effective programs, from needs assessment to the effects of various types of programs on children
• Straightforward guidance on how to evaluate the effectiveness of afterschool programs, including design models
• Real-life examples that can be implemented to build afterschool programs with specific goals, including literacy improvement, enrichment of nonremedial skills, enhancement of volunteer tutoring programs, and cultural and character development through community-based programs

• Title - Building Effective Afterschool Programs
• Author - Olatokunbo S. Fashola
• Primary Author Affiliation - Johns Hopkins University and Optimal Solutions Group
• Binding - Paperback
• Pages - 136
• Publication Date - 29-Sep-01
• Primary Subject Code - After School, Tutoring & Out-of-School Programs - CA1
• Copyright Year - 2001
• Item Weight - 11 oz.

Olatokunbo (Toks) S. Fashola is a senior research fellow with Optimal Solutions Group and an adjunct research scientist and faculty associate at Johns Hopkins University. She has served as principal investigator, evaluator, and advisor for several programs and program evaluations across the country.

Prior to joining the Optimal Solutions Group, Fashola was the research director of the Comprehensive School Reform Center at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), where she was primarily responsible for the evaluation and production of AIR Reports. This work involved reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of K-12 programs. Fashola was also involved in the National Longitudinal Study of the No Child Left Behind Act (NLS-NCLB) and served as a senior content advisor for the What Works Clearinghouse in the area of high school dropouts.