This is a quantitative correlational study of the relationship between adolescent extracurricular activities and college persistence within a theoretical framework of Bandura's self-efficacy theory. The study utilized a sample of 2,300 participants from a 27-year national longitudinal study of adolescent health. The study found a significant…

This study aims to investigate Kazakhstani high school students' environmental knowledge, attitude toward the environment, environmental awareness, and environmental concern, and to present the effect of various extracurricular activities on high school students' knowledge, attitude, awareness, and concern. We surveyed 124 students at various…

A large body of research has reported a positive relation between participation in extracurricular activities (ECA) and improved academic performance, social competence, and school engagement. This study explored the relation between ECA, social competence, and school engagement for students with and at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders…

Physical Activity is an important contributor to health, both physical and cognitive. The relationship between physical activity and educational outcomes has been explored in various venues. Little research, however, has interrogated this subject longitudinally, especially for a national sample of Latinx students. To make up that gap, this paper…

We initiated the study in response to school counsellors' concerns over the effects of noneducational video gaming and texting on students' school performance. The research purpose was to examine the correlations between various factors and academic performance in grade 9. The factors included social relations (e.g., friends), extra-curricular…

This study explores how extracurricular activities experiences affect students' leadership development outcomes. The current status of students' experiences of extracurricular activities and leadership development outcomes identified. Also, it analyzed the correlation, as well as how they contribute to the college students' leadership. Lastly, the…

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the 9th grade state assessment test scores for Disadvantaged Hispanic students who are taking the English I State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness End-of-Course exam. The group analyzed was comprised of the 2016-2017 cohort students from a South Texas High School. [The…

Physical Activity is an important contributor to health, both physical and cognitive. Relationships among students' physical activity (PA), sports participation, physical health status, and academic performance have been explored in various academic venues, however, investigating Asian American students nationwide has not yet been covered. Using…

In response to concerns expressed by educational professionals, the researchers developed a quantitative Likert-scale survey to examine the relationships between academic performance (defined as final marks) and recreational video gaming and texting. Questions about video gaming and texting were included with other questions about social…

This study examines how extracurricular activity experiences affect students' leadership development outcomes. Students' leadership development outcomes are analyzed depend on general characteristics and collegiate/pre-collegiate experiences of extracurricular activities. The correlation to the individual, group, and community values of leadership…

Benefits of co-curricular activities (CA) are numerous, including self-confidence, communication skills and good physical health. So far, little importance has been given to study the relationship of co-curricular activities and exam performance in Pakistan. Consequently students are living in an environment where they have little idea of how…

In this study, it was aimed to determine the tendency of delinquency of the students who are studying in sports and general high school and to determine whether the tendency of delinquency of the participants according to their demographic characteristics shows a significant change. In the study, which was carried out in the screening research…

The authors conducted the research in partnership with two schools in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in response to concerns over the effects of non-educational video gaming and texting on students' school experiences. Educational professionals wanted to refer to research findings when they advised parents to monitor their children's video gaming and…

Due to concerns expressed by high school counsellors, Dr. Malik and Dr. Terry developed a quantitative Likert-scale survey to examine the relationships between academic performance (defined as final marks) and recreational video gaming and texting. Questions about video gaming and texting were included with other questions about social relations,…

In an attempt to investigate concerns expressed by high school counselors, the researchers developed a quantitative Likert-scale questionnaire to assess the relationships among school experiences and video gaming and texting. Questions about video gaming and texting appeared with other questions about social relations, extra-curricular activities,…