Dr. Peter Witt's Web-based Publications

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Colorado Presentations (contact pwitt@tamu.edu if you are interested in these presentations)

NPRA Recruitment and Retention Presentation (contact pwitt@tamu.edu if you are interested in this presentation.

Youth Development Book

  Recreation and Youth Development with Linda Caldwell (2005)

Best Practices Book

Recreation Programs that Work for At-Risk Youth: The Challenge of Shaping the Future with John Crompton (1996)

  (Out of print book, all chapters included with permission of publisher)

Best Practices in Youth Development in Public Parks and Recreation Settings with John Crompton (2002)

Paradigm, Protective Factor and Resiliency Papers

The Protective Factors Framework: A Key to Programming for Benefits and Evaluating for Results

The Protective Factors Framework (Adobe Acrobat format)

 

Repositioning:The Key To Building Community Support

          The At-Risk Youth Recreation Project

         Youth Recreation Services: Embracing a New Paradigm for the New Millennium

         Insights From Our Past

 After-School Program Studies and Articles

          Re-Examining the Role of Recreation and Parks in After-School Programs 

              (paper from 2001 Parks and Recreation)

 

          College Station After-School Program and Time Use Study (College Station, TX)

 

          Developing After-School Programs for Youth in High Risk Environments

          Comparison of Attributes of Selected After-School Programs (Adobe Acrobat format)

 

Differences Between After-School Program Participants and Non-Participants (Dallas, TX)

 

Evaluation of the Impact of Two After-School Recreation Programs (Austin, TX)

          Evaluation of the Eastside Story After-School Program  (2000)  (Adobe Acrobat format)

         Fort Worth After-School Program Evaluations     (Fort Worth, TX)

           East Harris Youth Program Evaluation (2005)

           Bryan Independent School District 21st Century Community Learning Center Evaluation, Year One (2004-05)

Teen Centers

          Teen Centers: A Place of Their Own    

          San Diego, Navy Teen Center Study  

Roving Leader Programs

          The Get R.E.A.L Roving Leader Project (Austin, TX) (Parks & Recreation Article)

          The Get R.E.A.L. Roving Leader Program (Austin, TX) (1999 Evaluation report) 

 

          San Antonio Roving Leader Project (San Antonio, TX)

          Reach Out/Reaching In: The Long Term Challenges and Issues of Outreach Programs (2002)

Austin Parks and Recreation Program Evaluations 

          2000 Evaluation of the Totally Cool, Totally Art Program (Austin, TX)  (Adobe Acrobat format)

          Evaluation of the 1999 Summer Teen Recreation Academy (Austin, TX)  (Adobe Acrobat format)

          Evaluation of the 2000 Neighborhood Teen Program (Austin, TX)  (Adobe Acrobat format)

  Summer Camp Evaluation    

          2000 Evaluation of the Young Men's Business League's Sunshine Camp (Adobe Acrobat format)

NEW  2005 Old Stories New Voices Intercultural Youth Program Program Evaluation

(Adobe Acrobat format)

Youth Development

          What is this Thing Called Youth Development (Adobe Acrobat format)

  Other Publications

  Writing for Publication: Rationale, Process and Pitfalls

            Texas Outdoors: A Vision for the Future