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Download full textAnyon, Yolanda; Kennedy, Heather; Durbahn, Rebecca; Jenson, Jeffrey M. – Afterschool Matters, 2018
How can afterschool programs engage middle school students of color as they enter their teenage years? The authors asked this question while working with the Bridge Project, a drop-in community-based academic enrichment program serving low-income children and adolescents of color living in public housing in Denver, Colorado. Faced with dwindling…
Descriptors: Youth, Action Research, Participatory Research, After School Programs
De Jesús, Anthony; Oviedo, Sofia; Feliz, Scarlett – Afterschool Matters, 2015
Positive youth development and youth organizing are strengths-based approaches to the lives, needs, and contributions of young people (Damon & Gregory, 2003). These approaches privilege the voices of youth as they engage with issues in their communities and challenge institutions to respond. Few studies, however, have explored the role of…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Youth Programs, Youth Agencies, Immigrants
Afterschool Matters, 2010
"Afterschool Matters" had the opportunity to talk with Sylvia Lyles, Ph.D., program director of the Academic Improvement Programs Group in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. Sylvia works in the out-of-school time and school domains to keep educators' concerns front and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, After School Programs, After School Education, Professional Development
Townsend, Lena O. – Afterschool Matters, 2003
Youth programs that meet during the out-of-school hours, particularly those offered by organizations that have historically collaborated with their community members to support their interests and meet their needs, are in a unique position. These programs have the potential for and a history of engaging young people in experiences that can…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Learning Experience
Polman, Joseph L. – Afterschool Matters, 2004
Psychological research has shown that the meaning people make of their experience is what leads to their learning and development. In addition, the location of human activity has an impact on its meaning. Physical location is not the only component of the context in which afterschool activities take place. Examples in this article illustrate that…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Norms, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Environment
Betts, J. David – Afterschool Matters, 2003
More than three million children in the United States participate in some type of after school program (National Study, 1993) offering wide-ranging benefits to children, their families and the community (Pederson, et al, 1998). After school programs of many descriptions provide responsible adult supervision for youth, constructive activities and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, After School Education, After School Programs, Art Education
