Archived Publications

Girls Incorporated Program Materials

It's My Party: Girls Choose to Be Substance Free.
$12.00 • (©1993) • 27 pages
This document provides an excellent summary report of the Girls Inc. Friendly PEERsuasion Program Development and Research program, outlining the research project, results and policy recommendations.

Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy: A Program Development and Research Project
$15.00/vol.- $35.00/all • (©1991) • Three Volume Set: Volumes 2 and 3 are not available separately.
Vol. 1 Effectiveness of Program Components 84 pages
Vol. 2 Narrative Description of Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy 62 pages
Vol. 3 Documents- Questionnaires, Forms and Instruction 183 pages This in-depth analysis of Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy is designed for researchers or prospective funders who require unabridged information.

Truth, Trust and Technology: New Research on Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy
$12.00 • (©1991) • 24 pages
This summary report on the Girls Incorporated Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy program development and research project is an excellent resource documenting program and research results and policy recommendations.

Leadership

Holding Our Own: A Handbook for Girls and Women Exploring Leadership
$8.00 • (©1991)
This handbook comes from a collaboration of Girls Incorporated and the Minneapolis YWCA. Introduces a process for girls and women to work together to redefine themselves as natural leaders, to practice natural leadership, and to positively change our communities.

Research Papers & Reports

Gender Issues in Youth Development Programs: A Working Paper
$5.00 • (©1991) • 161 pages
This ethnographic study focuses on members of Girls Incorporated affiliates in three cities chosen for their diversity in geographic location, racial and ethnic background of girls served, and the extent of Operation SMART program development. Field researchers observe girls ages 9-14 at Girls Incorporated centers, in math and science classes at school, and, where possible, at home.

Explorer's Pass: A Report On Case Studies of Girls and Math, Science, and Technology
$12.00 • (©1991)
Purpose of this study was to determine how to increase the frequency, consistency, and coherence of positive messages to girls about participation in math and science, especially in informal educational settings such as Girls Incorporated centers.

Becoming Strong, Smart, and Bold: SM
Executive Summary
Final Case Study
Girls Incorporated Program Directors as Change Agents
$8.00 for Executive Summary, $25 for complete set (©1996)
The Executive Summary condenses the comprehensive, two-part publication that records what Girls Inc. learned through its 1993-1996 Strong, Smart and Bold initiative. It discusses lessons learned about important aspects of designing, conducting, and evaluating training for organizational change. It also contains an overview of the final reports from the case study evaluation, which was commissioned in order to understand organizational change in four Girls Inc. affiliates.