Sara L. Hill

Afterschool Matters

Creative Programs That Connect Youth Development and Student Achievement

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the challenges of designing effective afterschool activities, provides quality program models from experts in the field, and aligns learning standards with youth development principles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9781412941235
• ISBN-10: 1412941237
• Artikelnr.: 22802011

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword - Glynda Hull
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Introduction
1. The Science Mentoring Project: How Student-to-Student Mentoring Can
Encourage Student Motivation, Participation, and Inquiry - Cheri Fancsali
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Program Context and Design
Academic Standards
Youth Development
Other Benefits and Competencies
Summary
Replication in Other Contexts
References
2. In Addition Afterschool Mathematics Program: Helping Students Learn to
Think Critically - Judith McVarish
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Program Context and Design
Academic Standards
Youth Development
Other Benefits and Competencies
Summary
Replication in Other Contexts
References
3. Civic Connections: Practicing Democracy Through Debate Clubs in the
Out-of-School Time Hours - Georgia Hall
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Program Context and Design
Academic Standards
Youth Development
Other Benefits and Competencies
Summary
Replication in Other Contexts
References
4. So You Want to Be a Superhero? How the Art of Making Comics in an
Afterschool Setting Develops Young People's Creativity, Literacy, and
Identity - Sarita Khurana
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Program Context and Design
Academic Standards
Youth Development
Other Benefits and Competencies
Summary
Replication in Other Contexts
References
5. Hair-Raising Experiences: "Doing Hair" and Literacy in an Afterschool
Reading and Writing Workshop for African American Adolescent Girls -
Daneell Edwards
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Program Context and Design
Academic Standards
Youth Development
Other Benefits and Competencies
Summary
Replication in Other Contexts
References
6. Fabulous Fashions: Links to Learning and Life - Anne L. Thompson
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Program Context and Design
Academic Standards
Youth Development
Other Benefits and Competencies
Summary
Replication in Other Contexts
References
Index