Examining Youth and Program Predictors of Engagement in Out-of-School Time Programs
Posted by on January 14, 2013
Examining Youth and Program Predictors of Engagement in Out-of-School Time Programs. December 2012. Prior research suggests that youths’ engagement in out-of-school time programs may be a crucial factor linking program participation to positive outcomes during adolescence. Guided by the theoretical concept of flow and by stage-environment fit theory, this study explored correlates of engagement in youth programs. Engagement was conceptualized as the extent to which youth found the program activities enjoyable, interesting, and challenging. The current study examined how program content, monetary incentives, and youth demographic characteristics were linked to youth engagement among a sample of primarily low-income middle and high school youth attending 30 out-of-school programs. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10964-012-9814-3?LI=true#page-1
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