Browsing by Subject "outcomes"

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    Best Practices for Field Days: 2005 Report of Outcomes and Impacts: Making an Impact with Environmental Field Days: Workshops for Organizers and Presenters
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2005) Nate, Meyer
    Initiated in 2002 by members of the Environmental Science Education (ESE) Area of Expertise, Best Practices for Field Days (BPFD) is a University of Minnesota Extension Service professional development program for the people involved in field days. It involves learning how to design and deliver educational events that apply six research-based practices to maximize the educational impact of these events— - centering the event around a single theme, - assessing audience before the event, - planning the setting for effective education, - using appropriate teaching methods, - developing and implementing regular evaluation, and - integrating marketing. A variety of products and services encompass the program: technical articles, a curriculum & planning tools that can be purchased online, customized workshops and in-depth evaluations of events. Through maximizing the impact of field days for the 10 thousand+ students who participate annually, the BPFD program seeks to increase the educational return on thousands of volunteer hours and public dollars invested each year in these events. Program impacts include: a) collaboration, more economical, efficient & effective field day programs, b) creating an “interest pipeline” for youth to explore careers in natural resources, science & technology, c) increasing citizen environmental literacy and abilities to enact natural resource and environmental protection & enhancement through programs that reach young people.
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    An Overview of Volunteering in Adolescence: Predictors, Outcomes, and Time Trends
    (2016-05-06) Tran, Brenda
    The Youth Development Study is a longitudinal study that began in 1988, unique in its focus on the outcomes of volunteering in youth. An extensive literature search was conducted in hopes of finding evidence to support the hypotheses of the Youth Development Study. Sources include longitudinal and cross-sectional studies, as well as national surveys. While few studies analyzed the same variables as the Youth Development Study (such as mental health and well-being outcomes), their findings provide support for theoretical justification that volunteering in youth results in beneficial outcomes in terms of mental health and well-being. This literature review provides an overview of known research on youth volunteers, the impacts of volunteering, and time trends associated with volunteering. Although few studies specifically address the mental health and well-being outcomes of volunteering in adolescence, it goes to show that the Youth Development Study is delving into unexplored territory.
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    Use of the Active Movement Scale in outcome prediction in birth brachial plexus injuries: Early results
    (2017-08) Partington, Michael
    Use of the Active Movement Scale in outcome prediction in birth brachial plexus injuries (abstract) The Active Movement Scale (AMS) is a validated clinical assessment tool designed specifically for infants with birth brachial plexus injuries. This pilot study was designed to see if an association exists between early recovery of elbow flexion by AMS scores was associated with good functional recovery and avoidance of therapeutic interventions. In this retrospective study, 191 infants’ charts were reviewed. All infants had their first AMS before 6 months of age and had at least one year of follow-up. Injury type was also classified using the Narakas scale. Results showed that recovery of elbow flexion by 6 months was strongly associated with avoidance of interventions in Narakas type 1 and 2 patients, with approximately 90% risk reduction. Type 3 and 4 injuries did less well, with high frequency (>80%) of interventions.