Engagement in After-School Program Activities: Quality of Experience from the Perspective of Participants

Autor/inn/en	Shernoff, David Jordan; Vandell, Deborah Lowe
Titel	Engagement in After-School Program Activities: Quality of Experience from the Perspective of Participants
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36 (2007) 7, S.891-903 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-007-9183-5
Schlagwörter	Motivation; Enrichment Activities; After School Programs; Middle School Students; Comparative Analysis; Sampling; Social Experience; Student Experience; Student Attitudes; Youth Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Bereicherungsprogramm; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Soziale Erfahrung; Studienerfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	Middle school students' experiences at after-school programs were compared as they participated in different types of activities and with different social partners. The students (N = 165) attended eight programs in three Midwestern states. A total of 1,596 experiences were randomly sampled using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) during 1 week in the fall of 2001 and 1 week in the spring of 2002. Student engagement was conceptualized as the simultaneous experience of concentration, interest, and enjoyment. Students reported high levels of engagement while participating in sports activities and arts enrichment activities at the after-school programs, and low levels of engagement while completing homework at programs. They reported being more engaged in activities involving both adults and peers than activities with peers only. Concentrated effort, intrinsic motivation, and positive and negative mood states were also compared by program activities and social partners. Findings about participants' subjective experiences and engagement in specific program activities have implications for understanding after-school programs as a context for youth development. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10