Examining Youth and Program Predictors of Engagement in Out-of-School Time Programs

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1557-1572

  Greene, Kaylin M ^a   Lee, Bora ^a   Constance, Nicole ^a   Hynes, Kathryn ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Organized activities; Out of school time; Transition to adulthood; Youth programs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ART; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ART; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTORS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; PENNSYLVANIA; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORTS;

EID: 84884350584     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9814-3     Document Type: Article

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