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School-aged children in the U.S. and other Western nations spend almost
half of their waking hours in leisure activities. How young persons can best
use this discretionary time has been a source of controversy. For some,
out-of-school time is perceived as inconsequential or even counter-productive
to the health and well-being of young persons. Recently, however, there has
been a growing recognition that - along with family, peers, and school - the
organized activities in which some youth participate during these hours are
important contexts of emotional, social, and civic development. They provide
opportunities for young persons to learn and develop competencies that are
largely neglected by schools. At the same time, communities and national
governments are now channeling considerable resources into creating organized
activities for young people's out-of-school time. This volume brings together a
multidisciplinary, international group of experts to provide conceptual,
empirical, and policy-relevant advances in research on children's and
adolescent's participation in the developmental contexts represented by
extracurricular activities, and after-school and community programs. Organized Activities as Contexts of Development provides a handbook-like
coverage of research in this new emerging field. It considers a broad
developmental time-span from middle childhood through early adulthood,
providing information on how motivation, participation, and developmental
experiences change as youth get older. Bringing together diverse cultural,
theoretical, and methodological perspectives, the book presents research on
organized activities. The contents cover one of the most salient topics in
child and adolescent research, education, and social policy, placing consistent
emphasis on developmental aspects and implications of organized activity
participation for young persons. As such, the volume is designed to have broad
appeal. Representing contributors from several fields of study - psychology,
criminal justice, leisure science, sociology, human development, education,
prevention, and public policy - the book is designed to appeal to students and
scholars in all these areas. Additionally, the volume discusses practice and policy issues in research
on organized, out-of-school activities, and is written to be of interest to
professionals who administer programs and develop policy on youth. This volume brings together a multidisciplinary, international group of
experts to provide conceptual, empirical, and policy-relevant advances in
research on children's and adolescent's participation in the developmental
contexts represented by extracurricular activities, and after-school and
community programs.
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