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Why Afterschool Matters (Paperback)
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Why Afterschool Matters (Paperback)
Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
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Total price: R988
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Increasingly, educational researchers and policy-makers are finding
that extracurricular programs make a major difference in the lives
of disadvantaged youth, helping to reduce the infamous academic
attainment gap between white students and their black and Latino
peers. Yet studies of these programs typically focus on how they
improve the average academic performance of their participants,
paying little attention to individual variation. Why Afterschool
Matters takes a different approach, closely following ten Mexican
American students who attended the same extracurricular program in
California, then chronicling its long-term effects on their lives,
from eighth grade to early adulthood. Discovering that
participation in the program was life-changing for some students,
yet had only a minimal impact on others, sociologist Ingrid A.
Nelson investigates the factors behind these very different
outcomes. Her research reveals that while afterschool initiatives
are important, they are only one component in a complex network of
school, family, community, and peer interactions that influence the
educational achievement of disadvantaged students. Through its
detailed case studies of individual students, this book brings to
life the challenges marginalized youth en route to college face
when navigating the intersections of various home, school, and
community spheres. Why Afterschool Matters may focus on a single
program, but its findings have major implications for education
policy nationwide.
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