{"product_id":"why-afterschool-matters-paperback-softback-9780813584935","title":"Why Afterschool Matters (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813584935","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy Afterschool Matters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIngrid A. Nelson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813584935\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 December 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.286 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Professor Nelson has written a valuable and unique contribution to the growing literature on the impact of out-of-school-time programs on the development of youth. Impressive and engaging, \u003ci\u003eWhy Afterschool Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and important work.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Richard M. Lerner (Bergstrom Chair and Director, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhy Afterschool Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical reminder to account for the structural conditions that shape the lived realities of youths in order to avoid reifying the myth that everyone can access higher education, if they simply work hard.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (American Journal of Sociology)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIncreasingly, 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Afterschool Matters \u003c\/i\u003etakes 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eWhy Afterschool Matters\u003c\/i\u003e may focus on a single program, but its findings have major implications for education policy nationwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface: Why Does College Matter?         \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments                   \u003cbr\u003e                       \u003cbr\u003e 1          Extracurricular Activities and Pathways to College  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2          Theorizing Educational Success and Failure \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3          Auxiliary Influence: “\u003cbr\u003eIt Was Fun . . . But I Don’\u003cbr\u003et Remember Much”\u003cbr\u003e       \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e 4          Distinguishable Influence: “\u003cbr\u003eIt Helped Me Find My Way . . .”\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 5          Transformative Influence: “\u003cbr\u003eIt Changed My Whole Life!”\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6          The Differential Role of Extracurricular Activity Participation        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Student Characteristics            \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Methodological Reflections     \u003cbr\u003e References                                                     \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563703169304,"sku":"9780813584935","price":25.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-afterschool-matters-paperback-softback-9780813584935","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}