Afterschool presents in a variety of forms across the globe. This developmental time, variously referred to as afterschool, out-of-school-time...more details Format:Paperback Pages:168
This issue presents new thinking about the ways in which youth and parents are engaged in local reform, particular education reform, with the help of community organizations. Community groups examined in this volume advocate for and with youth in a variety of ways: through youth organizing...more details Format:Paperback Pages:136
Over 40 million youth participate in organized sports, and playing some sort of sport as a youth has become an American tradition. Boys and girls have a wide array of choices and become engaged in sports for a variety of reasons. The focus of this volume is organized youth sports programs that occur during the out-of-school-time hours...more details Format:Paperback Pages:136
This issue explores the impact of the summer when the regular school year ends and public support for children declines, on young people. On average...more details Format:Paperback Pages:136
The transition from care to independent living has become a recent focus for research given the poor outcomes that have been documented to date. This issue will present multiple perspectives on this problematic issue...more details Format:Paperback Pages:176
What skills and attributes will allow young people to succeed in the new global economy? This volume addresses the question by examining the topic of twenty-first century learning.
Twenty-first century learning frames an increasingly relevant and vital national conversation about what young people need in order to achieve: critical thinking...more details Format:Paperback Pages:136