An Outcome Evaluation of the Success for Kids Program

This Report Presents Results From A Multisite, Quantitative Evaluation Of The International Success For Kids (sfk) After-school Program. A Nonreligious Program, Sfk Seeks To Build Resilience In Children. Interestingly, The Authors Found That The Program Positively Affected Not Just Social And Internal Outcomes But Also School-related Outcomes, Even Though Sfk Is Not An Academic Intervention. Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Program Description -- Chapter Three: What Do We Know About After-school Programs? -- Chapter Four: Evaluation Design And Implementation -- Research Design -- Assessment Instrument: The Behavior Assessment System For Children, Second Edition -- Data Collection -- Randomization -- Attrition -- Program Dosage -- Chapter Five: Data Quality -- Reliability -- Validity -- Chapter Six: Outcome Analysis -- Teacher-reported Data -- Child Self-report Data -- Reconciling Results Across Multiple Informants -- Chapter Seven: Conclusions And Recommendations -- Appendix: Training Of Teachers And Facilitators -- References.