Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

Phone

(818) 908-5066

8134 Van Nuys Blvd. #200

Fax

(818) 908-5147

Panorama City, CA 91402-4801

Email

vcalsc@volunteers.org

Web Site

www.volunteers.org

Program Description

Focus Area

Age Group

Drop Out Prevention

High School

Partnerships

 

Problem Solving

 

Research Description

Outcomes

  • decreased number of problem behaviors

 Analysis indicated that older students benefited more from the program.

 

Research Category

5

Local Research

Design

Quasi Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

N/A

The information in the research reviewed did not indicate that other studies have been conducted.

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=632 students; Control Group=855 students

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

N/A

Self-report survey of problem behaviors

The research reviewed did not indicate the validity/reliability of the instrument(s).

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

Yes

American Journal of Community Psychology, 1990

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.