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Direct linkModecki, Kathryn L.; Blomfield Neira, Corey; Barber, Bonnie L. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Extracurricular activities represent a key setting for prevention and promoting positive youth development. However, to date, a crucial aspect of activity participation--activity breadth (participation in a variety of extracurricular settings)--has been largely overlooked as a resource for bolstering adolescents' long-term adjustment, especially…
Descriptors: High School Students, Self Concept, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries
Gayles, Joy Gaston; Baker, Ashley R. – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2015
This chapter discusses the transition from high school to college for student-athletes. The concepts of athlete identity and leadership development are discussed through the lens of the high school athlete who attends college as a collegiate athlete and those students who are dealing with a loss of their high school athlete identity.
Descriptors: Athletes, College Athletics, College Freshmen, High School Students
Nichols, Sue; Stahl, Garth – Gender and Education, 2017
The field of youth sociology has been challenged to reconsider the role of parenting in the lives of young adults. This paper presents a multiple-case study investigation into young men's transitions from school into further education in an Australian context. We will argue that relationships with parents are materially, socially and emotionally…
Descriptors: Males, Parent Child Relationship, High School Students, Parent Role
Kiang, Lisa – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
Establishing life purpose is a key developmental task; however, how it is linked to adolescents' everyday family, school, extracurricular, and leisure experiences remains unclear. Using daily diary data from 180 Asian American ninth and tenth graders (50% ninth; 58% female; 25% first generation), daily purpose was positively related to daily…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Adolescents, Developmental Tasks, Grade 9
Download full textHudley, Cynthia; Moschetti, Roxanne; Gonzalez, Amber; Cho, Su-Je; Barry, Leasha; Kelly, Melissa – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2009
Among academically talented students, SES and racial group membership predict both college expectations and matriculation, and youth less often attend and complete postsecondary education if their parents did not go to college. For successful adjustment to college, significant adults during high school matter more than they might imagine. Talking…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, High Schools, Student Attitudes
Halpern, Robert – Youth & Society, 2006
In this article, the author draws on a study of an after-school initiative serving inner-city high school students to describe and reflect on ways in which apprenticeship-like experiences support work on a variety of developmental tasks. The author describes key dimensions of the apprenticeship experience, discusses challenges faced by…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Apprenticeships, After School Programs, Urban Areas
