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Characteristics of Effective Summer Learning Programs for Low-Income Youth

Author(s):

Terzian, M., & Moore, K. A.

Organization:

Child Trends

Publisher:

Child Trends

Date Published:

September, 2009

This fact sheet presents some emerging lessons from 11 summer learning programs that were evaluated using experimental research designs. This fact sheet includes a table that shows whether the evaluated programs were found to work, not proven to work, or had mixed findings for educational/cognitive, youth development, and career-development outcomes.

Download a copy of Characteristics of Effective Summer Learning Programs for Low-Income Youth (PDF, 281 KB) from the Child Trends Web site.

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