After-School Time: Programs, Activities, and Opportunities
This study was designed to enhance our understanding of how adolescents’ use of their time during the non-school hours impacts their development. We conducted an integrative review of four related literatures (after-school programs, youth development programs, extracurricular activities, and leisure time use) to investigate the opportunities and supports youth experiences in these different settings. Data from three large studies of diverse youth were used to investigate youth’s access to, and use of, developmental opportunities and supports in all types of after-school settings.
Project Update: NCCF researchers and research affiliates have provided summaries of their latest findings from four studies describing various after-school activities of adolescents and kindergarten children, and the outcomes related to those activities:
Funding Source: W.T. Grant Foundation.
Contact: Margo Gardner, Ph.D.