Promising Practices for Building Protective and Promotive Factors to Support Positive Youth Development in Afterschool
Type
Year published
Accession number
25744
Title
Promising Practices for Building Protective and Promotive Factors to Support Positive Youth Development in Afterschool
Series
LAs Best: Protective Factors Afterschool Project
Organization
Claremont Evaluation Center and Child Trends
Abstract
This white paper is a collaboration of the Claremont Evaluation Center, Child Trends, and L.A.’s Best (a large afterschool program in Los Angeles) that sought to address the knowledge gap related to how afterschool practices can support positive youth development (PYD). The authors conducted a research review to show how afterschool programs can build protective and promotive factors associated with supporting PYD. The paper examines which outcomes are important to develop during childhood and adolescence, which protective and promotive factors support positive youth outcomes, and which evidence-informed practices show promise for afterschool programs. (author abstract modified)
Availability details
Available for free download on the Claremont Graduate School website at: http://www.cgu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Berry_LAsBest_WhitePaper…