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Offering an in-depth and long-term examination of how extracurricular activities impact the lives of disadvantaged youth, Why Afterschool Matters tracks ten Mexican American students who participated in the same afterschool program. Discovering that participation in the program was life-changing for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nelson, Ingrid A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Student aspirations.
Mexican Americans > Education (Higher)
Mexican American students.
Academic achievement > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Niveau d'instruction > Aspect social > États-Unis > Études longitudinales.
Academic achievement > Social aspects > United States > Longitudinal studies.
Educational attainment > Social aspects > United States > Longitudinal studies.
Mexican Americans > Education (Higher) > Longitudinal studies.
Mexican American students > Longitudinal studies.
Student aspirations > United States > Longitudinal studies.
Student activities > Social aspects > United States > Longitudinal studies.
United States.
Longitudinal studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Extracurricular activities and pathways to college
  • Theorizing educational success and failure
  • Auxiliary influence: "It was fun ... but I don't remember much"
  • Distinguishable influence: "It helped me find my way ..."
  • Transformative influence: "It changed my whole life"
  • The differential role of extracurricular activity participation.

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