Innovations in Child and Youth Programming: A Special Issue from the National AfterSchool Association: New Directions for Youth Development, Supplement 2011

ISBN-13: 9781118256435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 184 str.

Vincent D. LaFontan;Alycia G Orcena;Gil G. Noam

Opis

In partnership with the National AfterSchool Association, we are happy to introduce this supplemental issue. Whereby each issue of New Directions for Youth Development usually presents research on one topic, this special issue was open to article submissions that could address any topic of youth development and after-school education. Interestingly, the majority of the papers we received clustered around the topic of youth programming and offer a window into the innovations of this fast growing field of study. We welcome any feedback.

Spis treści

In Pursuit of Excellence 1
Paul G. Young

Issue Editors′ Notes 3
Vincent D. LaFontan, Alycia G. Orcena

School dropout prevention: What arts–based community and out–of–school–time programs can contribute 9
Linda Charmaraman, Georgia Hall

Expanding horizons through global learning in out–of–school time 29
Alexis Menten

An approach to theory–based youth programming 39
Mat D. Duerden, Ann Gillard

The importance of mentoring relationships among youth workers 55
Julianne Gassman, Michael C. Gleason

Putting youth development into practice: Learning from an innovative fellowship program 77
Robert L. Fischer, Monica A. G. Craven, Patricia Heilbron

How first–generation students learn to navigate education systems: A case study of First Graduate 107
Ben Kirshner, Manuel Gerardo Saldivar, Rita Tracy

Confessions of a baseball mom: The impact of youth sports on parents′ feelings and behaviors 123
Nancy E. Peter