Document Library
OSTRC Publications
The OSTRC authored or contributed to the following publications. They are broken down into four main groups:
| Citywide Systems | Professional Development Evaluation |
| Professional Development | Quality Programming |
Citywide Systems
Delivering Youth Services in Philadelphia: The Integrated Youth Services Project. Fels School of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. This study investigated the variation among, funding streams for, and potential synergy of youth services in Philadelphia.
Professional Development
Core Competencies for Afterschool Trainers. National Afterschool Association. These national competencies can be used to orient, train, and monitor afterschool workshop facilitators.
Defining Our Terms: Professional Development in Out-of-School Time. Afterschool Matters. By agreeing on common definitions of workshops, technical assistance, coaching, and similar terms, the out-of-school time field can articulate and advance its professional development agenda.
Findings from Five Out-of-School Time Focus Groups: Professional Development Preferences, Experiences and Recommendations for Future Planning. Journal of Youth Development. Five OST focus groups informed the development of professional development topics, formats, and evaluation instruments
Promising Practices in Out-of-School Time Professional Development. ScholarlyCommons at the University of Pennsylvania.
This document broadly defines OST professional development and summarizes promising practices in its design, implementation, and evaluation
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Promoting Quality Through Professional Development. The Evaluation Exchange. This article links OST professional development to program quality, youth achievement, and evaluation strategies.
OSTRC Focus Group Summary. Out-of-School Time Resource Center. Five OST focus groups informed the development of professional development topics, formats, and evaluation instruments.
Professional Development Evaluation
Building an Evaluation Tool Kit for Professional Development. The Evaluation Exchange. Three researchers outline the process of assembling a toolkit which measures the short-term and long-term impact of OST professional development.
Development of the OSTRC Conference Evaluation Toolkit. Journal of Youth Development. This article describes the process of developing a toolkit which measures the impact of OST conferences.
Out-of-School Time Resource Center: Conference and Workshop Surveys. Out-of-School Time Resource Center. The OSTRC’s conference and workshop surveys integrate information from literature reviews, pilot studies, and participant feedback.
Out-of-School Time Professional Development Workshops: An Evaluation Framework. Out-of-School Time Resource Center. OST workshops can be designed and implemented using an evaluation framework that measures satisfaction, acquisition of skills and knowledge, institutional integration, application, extension, and impact.
Out-of-School Time Resource Center Survey Toolkit. Out-of-School Time Resource Center.
This Survey Toolkit is a compilation of resources and research-based surveys to evaluate out-of-school time (OST) professional development (PD) workshops and conferences.
Out-of-School Time Resource Center Summary of Literature Search: Evaluating the Impact of Teacher Training on OST Program Quality. Out-of-School Time Resource Center. Research in formal education and teacher training can help inform OST professional development evaluation.
Quality Programming
Outcomes and Research in Out-of-School Time Program Design. Out-of-School Time Resource Center. Promising practices in OST program design can be linked to priority youth outcomes, such as academic achievement, decreased risk behaviors, workforce preparation, and personal skill development.
Supporting Success: Why and How to Improve Quality in After-School Programs. Public/Private Ventures. What is OST program quality, how is it measured, why does it matter, and how can it be ensured?
