To Participate or Not to Participate: That Is the Question

Autor/inn/en	Borden, Lynne M.; Perkins, Daniel F.; Villarruel, Francisco A.; Stone, Margaret R.
Titel	To Participate or Not to Participate: That Is the Question
Quelle	In: New Directions for Youth Development, (2005) 105, S.33-49 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-8916
DOI	10.1002/yd.106
Schlagwörter	Youth Programs; After School Programs; Minority Groups; Qualitative Research; Etiology; Student Participation; Persistence; Dropout Characteristics; Participant Characteristics; Latin Americans; Formative Evaluation; Ethnic Studies; Youth Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendsofortprogramm; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Ethnische Minderheit; Qualitative Forschung; Ätiologie; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausdauer; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk
Abstract	There has been a growing interest in issues pertaining to how a young person chooses to participate (or not) in youth programs, both school based (for example, sports, drama, yearbook) and community based (for example, Boys and Girls Clubs, Scouts, 4-H, sports, faith-based programs). Scholars, youth workers, policymakers, national organizations, and funding agencies have repeatedly sought a deeper understanding of the influence of participation in youth programs on the developmental pathways of young people. One critical area for research is learning about the processes through which adolescents initiate their participation in programs and either persist or drop out, particularly for youth who are traditionally underserved by such programs, such as ethnic minority youth. Given the apparent benefits of activity participation, it is important to remove barriers and increase access and, equally important, to design programs of interest to youth in the contexts in which they live. To help understand these issues, this article describes a qualitative study that examined youths' reasons for participating or not participating in out-of-school-time (OST) programs, with a focus on ethnic minority youth. (Contains 5 tables and 22 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10