Description: Organized Activities As Contexts of Development : Extracurricular Activities, After-School and Community Programs, Paperback by Mahoney, Joseph L. (EDT); Larson, Reed (EDT); Eccles, Jacquelynne S. (EDT), ISBN 0805844317, ISBN-13 9780805844313, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK Focusing on promoting positive development in youth, Mahoney (psychology, Yale U.), Reed W. Larson (psychology, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and Jacquelynne S. Eccles (psychology, U. of Michigan) present 22 essays which examine social and cultural perspectives on youth leisure activities, developmental processes and outcomes, and recommendations for integrating research, practice, and policy in order to develop more effective after- and out-of-school programs. Topics include organized activities as developmental contexts for children and adolescents; contexts and correlates of out-of-school activity participation among low-income urban adolescents; youth-adult research collaborations; youth music engagement in diverse contexts; community service and identity formation in adolescents; developing a comprehensive agenda for out-of-school hours; mentoring programs in the after-school lives of children and adolescents; and differences in quality in after-school programs for low-income children. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Organized Activities As Contexts of Development : Extracurricular
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Organized Activities As Contexts of Development: Extracurricular Activities, After School and Community Programs
Publisher: Taylor & Francis INC International Concepts
Publication Year: 2005
Subject: Teaching
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 748 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Reed W. Larson, Joseph L. Mahoney, Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Subject Area: Developmental Psychology
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
