Baby Boomers and Beyond: An Untapped Resource for Volunteers in Out-of-School Time Programs. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2006-21

Autor/in	Moore, Kristin Anderson
Institution	Child Trends, Inc., Washington, DC.
Titel	Baby Boomers and Beyond: An Untapped Resource for Volunteers in Out-of-School Time Programs. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2006-21
Quelle	(2006), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-9323-5946-9
Schlagwörter	Volunteers; Disadvantaged Youth; Adolescents; Baby Boomers; After School Programs; Parent Child Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Interpersonal Relationship; Mentors; Tutors; Athletic Coaches; Recruitment; At Risk Persons + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiwilliger; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Risikogruppe
Abstract	Despite the negative image of many adolescents and the perception that they are more influenced by peers than by adults, research consistently finds that most adolescents value positive relationships with parents, teachers, and other adults. Research also shows that adolescents who have positive relationships with caring adults are more likely to thrive and are less likely to engage in negative behaviors than are adolescents who lack such relationships in their lives. Out-of-school time activities with unpaid volunteers can be a cost-effective way to create such positive relationships. Programs need to recognize older adults as a large pool of potential volunteers who can be mentors, tutors, or coaches. Americans in the baby boom generation and older also need to be encouraged to volunteer to work with disadvantaged children and youth. This research brief examines how many baby boomers could potentially volunteer in programs serving at-risk children and youth and how large the need is for volunteers. (Contains 7 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10