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Hansen, William B. – Journal of Character Education, 2021
The goal of this article is to explore relations between adolescent values, interests in activities, and their bonding to school. This article presents survey research findings that examine 1,928 sixth- and seventh-grade students' responses to survey prompts about 15 terminal values adapted from Rokeach's (1973) theory of values, prompts about 11…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Student School Relationship, Extracurricular Activities, Student Attitudes
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Walker, Dana; Nocon, Honorine – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2007
This article provides a conceptual account and empirical analyses of the development of "boundary-crossing competence"--the ability to function competently in multiple contexts--using representative cases from two after-school programs with immigrant and low-socioeconomic status students. Our findings suggest that organizational designs…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Peer Acceptance, Immigrants, Low Income Groups