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Informationen zum Autor Sara Hill , EdD, has worked in community-based education for 20 years. She has conducted research at community-based youth programs, both in the U.S. as well as internationally, and published several articles in the areas of literacy, youth development and community-based education. She received her MEd from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and her EdD from Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. Klappentext This book addresses the challenges of designing effective afterschool activities, provides quality program models from experts in the field, and aligns learning standards with youth development principles. Zusammenfassung This book addresses the challenges of designing effective afterschool activities! provides quality program models from experts in the field! and aligns learning standards with youth development principles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Glynda Hull Preface Acknowledgments About the Editor About the Contributors Introduction 1. The Science Mentoring Project: How Student-to-Student Mentoring Can Encourage Student Motivation, Participation, and Inquiry - Cheri Fancsali Introduction Theoretical Framework Program Context and Design Academic Standards Youth Development Other Benefits and Competencies Summary Replication in Other Contexts References 2. In Addition Afterschool Mathematics Program: Helping Students Learn to Think Critically - Judith McVarish Introduction Theoretical Framework Program Context and Design Academic Standards Youth Development Other Benefits and Competencies Summary Replication in Other Contexts References 3. Civic Connections: Practicing Democracy Through Debate Clubs in the Out-of-School Time Hours - Georgia Hall Introduction Theoretical Framework Program Context and Design Academic Standards Youth Development Other Benefits and Competencies Summary Replication in Other Contexts References 4. So You Want to Be a Superhero? How the Art of Making Comics in an Afterschool Setting Develops Young People's Creativity, Literacy, and Identity - Sarita Khurana Introduction Theoretical Framework Program Context and Design Academic Standards Youth Development Other Benefits and Competencies Summary Replication in Other Contexts References 5. Hair-Raising Experiences: "Doing Hair" and Literacy in an Afterschool Reading and Writing Workshop for African American Adolescent Girls - Daneell Edwards Introduction Theoretical Framework Program Context and Design Academic Standards Youth Development Other Benefits and Competencies Summary Replication in Other Contexts References 6. Fabulous Fashions: Links to Learning and Life - Anne L. Thompson Introduction Theoretical Framework Program Context and Design Academic Standards Youth Development Other Benefits and Competencies Summary Replication in Other Contexts References Index ...
