An Outcome Evaluation of the Spirituality for Kids Program. Technical Report

Autor/inn/en	Maestas, Nicole; Gaillot, Sarah
Institution	RAND Labor and Population
Titel	An Outcome Evaluation of the Spirituality for Kids Program. Technical Report
Quelle	(2008), (70 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-8330-4477-8
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Spiritual Development; Personality Traits; Skill Development; Adjustment (to Environment); Behavior Problems; Behavior Modification; Program Effectiveness; Intervention; Study Skills; Attention Span; Learning Problems; Delivery Systems; Curriculum; Teacher Qualifications; Teacher Education; Empowerment; Empathy; Family Relationship; Individual Development; Decision Making; Emotional Response; Interpersonal Relationship; High Risk Students; Youth Programs; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Studientechnik; Lernproblem; Auslieferung; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Lehrqualifikation; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Empathie; Individuelle Entwicklung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Emotionales Verhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Problemschüler; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	This report presents results from a multisite, quantitative evaluation of the international Spirituality for Kids (SFK) after-school program. Despite its name, SFK is a nonreligious program that seeks to build resilience in children by teaching them to access inner resources and build positive connections with others. The SFK program is unlike most after-school programs both in its focus on spiritual development and in its emphasis on outcomes related to resilience rather than academics. The authors found that the program had beneficial effects on adaptive skills, behavioral problems, overexternalization of problems, and school problems, and the effects persisted at 12-week follow-up. Interestingly, the program positively affected school-related outcomes, even though SFK is not an academic intervention. Specifically, it improved reported study skills and reduced reported learning problems and attention problems. Overall, a major strength of the program appears to be its careful attention to uniformity of program delivery--in particular, its standardized curriculum, use of experienced teachers, and formal teacher-training program. An appendix contains: Training of Teachers and Facilitators. (Contains 3 figures and 20 tables.) [This report was prepared for the Spirituality for Kids (SFK) Foundation.] (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10