National Institute on Out-of-School Time Publications

Literacy Resources for Out-of-School Time Programs (2023)

Literacy and Quality Improvement Initiative (2023)

Social Media Friends From Afterschool are Associated With Positive Youth Development in Digital Settings (2022)

STEM Engagement for Girls in Rural Communities: Research Snapshot (2021)

Exploring STEM Engagement in Girls in Rural Communities (2021)

Sustaining Passion: Findings from an Exploratory Study of the OST Program Workforce (2020)

Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy (2018)

A Place of Their Own: Designing Quality Space for Out-of-School Time (2018)

Results from the APT Validation Study III: Reducing cultural biases in youth program observations (2018)

Summer Learning Programs: Investigating Strengths and Challenges (2017)

How Active Kids Raise Active Families (2017)

Curbing Summertime Weight Gain Among America’s Youth (2017)

Keep Moving: The Power of Physical Activity Before School and the Impact on Children, Youth, and Families (2017)

Strengthening and Safeguarding Continuous Quality Improvement Systems: Lessons from Afterschool System Builders (2016)

Summer Learning (2016)

Program Development (2016)

Credentialing for Youth Work: Expanding Our Thinking (2016)

Urban Debate and Democracy in Action During Out-of-School Time (2016)

After School Gets Moving: Training for After School Staff and Game Guide (2016)

Advancing the Status of Women & Girls, Families & Communities: Policy Recommendations for the Next U.S. President - Quality Out-of-School Time (2016)

When School and Out-of-School Time Intersect (2015)

Practices and Approaches of Out-of-School Time Programs Serving Immigrant and Refugee Youth (2015)

Community College Proposal Not Enough to Transform OST Field (2015)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2015 (2015)

Before the School Bell Rings: How a Before-School Physical Activity Program Improves Executive Functions (2015)

Measuring Social and Emotional Learning with the Survey of Academic and Youth Outcomes (SAYO) (2015)

Physical Activity Assessment of BOKS Using Accelerometers (2014)

Stepping Up to Better Health (2014)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2014 (2014)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Fall 2014 (2014)

Preventive Medicine: Promoting physical activity in out-of-school-time programs (2014)

Uptake of National AfterSchool Association physical activity standards among US after-school sites (2014)

Growing Boys: Implementing a Boys' Empowerment Group in an Afterschool Program (2013)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Fall 2013 (2013)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2013 (2013)

Healthy Eating in Out-of-School Time: The Promise and the Challenge (2012)

ASQ: After-School Quality: The Process of Program Improvement (SAMPLE) (2012)

Findings from the APT Validation Study (2012)

Leap of Faith: A Literature Review on the Effects of Professional Development on Program Quality and Youth Outcomes (2012)

School-Age Notes July 2012 - Out-of-school time programs face barriers to healthful eating (2012)

School-Age Notes September 2012 - Inclusion important when serving immigrant, refugee children (2012)

School-Age Notes December 2012 - Strong employee development can create positive program culture (2012)

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Summer Learning Expansion Pilot Programs: Program Evaluation Report (2012)

Development of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Quality Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs (2012)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Fall 2012 (2012)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2012 (2012)

Program Facility Standards for Early Care and Education & Out-of-School Time Programs (2012)

Building an Infrastructure for Quality: An Inventory of Early Childhood Education and Out-of-School Time Facilities in Massachusetts (2011)

Program Facility Standards for Early Care and Education & Out-of-School-Time Programs (2011)

Facilities Inventory Project: Data Report (2011)

School dropout prevention: What arts-based community and out-of-school time programs can contribute (2011)

Connecting School and Afterschool: 15 Ways to Improve Partnerships (2011)

Discovery Community Activity Guide: Activities for Afterschool Programs (2011)

A Review of the Literature and the INSPIRE Model STEM in Out-of-School Time (2011)

School-Age Notes December 2010: Study Finds Key Factors That Support Male Youth (2011)

The Learning that Lies Between Play and Academics in After-School Programs (2011)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2011 (2011)

New Jersey After 3 Promising Practices 2011 (2011)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Fall 2011 (2011)

School-Age Notes July 2011 - Ongoing quality improvement benefits programs, staff members and youth (2011)

School-Age Notes December 2011 - School-community partnerships can aid in healthy youth development (2011)

School-Age Notes November 2010: Boys, Teens Can Benefit From Inclusion in Common-Interest Groups (2010)

School-Age Notes May 2010: Evaluate Staff Members' Needs to Find Right Training Opportunities (2010)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2010 (2010)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Summer 2010 (2010)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Fall 2010 (2010)

Girls' Initiative Phase II Report (2010)

Body and Soul: Reflections on Two Professional Development Credential Pilots in Massachusetts (2010)

2009 Fact Sheet on Out-of-School Time (2009)

Credentialing for 21st CCLC Staff: An Overview of the Benefits and Impacts (2009)

Promising Afterschool Practices (June 2009) (2009)

School-Age Notes February 2009: Media, Marketing Creating Early Sexualization for Children, Authors Find (2009)

School-Age Notes March 2009: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Taking Time to Reflect (2009)

School-Age Notes August 2009: Talking About Risky Behaviors Can Support Program Children, Youth (2009)

School-Age Notes November 2009: Civics Education, Engagement Needn't Wait Until High School Years (2009)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2009 (2009)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Fall 2009 (2009)

School-Age Notes May 2009: Spend summer exploring space, help create next generation of scientists (2009)

The Afterschool Program Assessment System (APAS) First Results Briefing (2008)

Promising Afterschool Practices (June 2008) (2008)

School-Age Notes March 2008: Getting Engaged: What Matters For Youth (2008)

School-Age Notes December 2008: Building Resilience: Creating a Foundation for Positive Youth Outcomes (2008)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2008 (2008)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Fall 2008 (2008)

Urban Adolescents’ Experience of Social Class in Relationships at Work (2007)

Back to the Future: Engaging Older Youth (2007)

Making the Case: Quality Afterschool Programs Matter (2007)

School-Age Notes September 2007: Real Beautiful Girls (2007)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Spring 2007 (2007)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2007 (2007)

Afterschool Issues: Promising Practices in Community-Based Organization Afterschool Program and School Partnerships (2007)

Preparing youth for the crossing: From early adolescence to early adulthood (2006)

Teens and Technology: Preparing for the Future (2006)

Setting the Stage for a Youth Development Associate Credential (2006)

School-Age Notes August 2006: Kids Wear Genes (2006)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Spring 2006 (2006)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2006 (2006)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Fall 2006 (2006)

Healthy Choices Afterschool: Investigation of the Alignment of Physical Activity and Nutrition Programs/Curricula and the National Afterschool Association Program Standards (2006)

Evidence for Action: Strengthening After-School Programs for All Children and Youth: The Massachusetts Out-of-School Time Workforce (2005)

Using Technology to Support Academic Achievement for At-Risk Teens During Out-of-School Time (2005)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Spring 2005 (2005)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2005 (2005)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Fall 2005 (2005)

Achieve Boston: The Story of a Planning Process for Building a Professional Development System for the Out-of-School Time Workforce (2005)

Pathways to Success for Youth: What Counts in After-School (Massachusetts After-School Research Study (MARS) Report) (2005)

It's About Time! A Look at Out-of-School Time for Urban Teens (2004)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Spring 2004 (2004)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2004 (2004)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Fall 2004 (2004)

Vision, Leadership, and Determination: Cities and their Partners are Creating After-School System (2004)

Links to Learning: Supporting Literacy in Out-of-School Time (video) (2003)

How After-School Programs Can Most Effectively Promote Positive Youth Development as a Support To Academic Achievement (2003)

School-Age Notes April 2003: Back to the Farm and Garden (2003)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2003 (2003)

Afterschool Matters Journal Occasional Paper Series: Fall 2003 (2003)

Promising Practices: DeKalb County's Family Technology Resource Centers (2003)

Promising Practices: Hands on Atlanta and Atlanta's Afterschool Programs (2003)

City Works: Fort Worth After School (2003)

Promising Practices: Planning and Collaboration Strategies That Build Strong Citywide Afterschool Initiatives (2003)

Promising Practices: Creating Infrastructure for Continuous Improvement (2003)

Promising Practices: Creating Infrastructure to Create Community Involvement (2003)

Promising Practices: Community Participation and Partnership in a Citywide Before and After School Initiative (2003)

Promising Practices: About San Diego '6 to 6' (2003)

Promising Practices: About the After-School Corporation (TASC) (2003)

Promising Practices: Creating Statewide Skill Standards in Washington State (2003)

Promising Practices: Boston's After-School for All Partnership (2003)

Bringing Yourself to Work: A Guide to Successful Staff Development in After-School Programs (2003)

City Works: Focus on Infrastructure, October 2002 (2002)

After School Issues: Connecting Schools and Afterschool Programs within Citywide Initiatives, May 2002 (2002)

After School Issues: Citywide After-School Initiatives Share Their Experiences Developing and Implementing Standards, March 2002 (2002)

Building and Sustaining Citywide Afterschool Initiatives: Experiences of the Cross-Cities Network Citywide Afterschool Initiatives (2002)

After School Issues: From Contrast to Concrete, Issues in Building a Stable Out-of-School Time Workforce, June 2001 (2001)

After School Issues: Focus on Partnerships, November 2001 (2001)

After School Issues: Emerging Roles in the Field, June 2001 (2001)

After School Issues: Focus on Staffing, March 2001 (2001)

Working Together for Children and Families: A Community's Guide to Making the MOST of Out-of-School Time (2001)

Afterschool Matters Journal: Spring 2000 (2000)

After School Issues: Focus on Accountability, November 2000 (2000)

Making the MOST of Out-of-School Time: The Human Side of Quality (Video) (1998)

Homework Assistance and Out-of-School Time: Filling the Need, Finding a Balance (1998)

I Wish the Kids Didn't Watch So Much TV: Out of School Time in Three Low Income Communities, Executive Summary (1977)