The goal of this article is to provide a critical analysis of barriers to social inclusion and
integration in schools and propose inclusive educational practices that help connect and …

Despite increased focus on the effects of organized activities on youth development, there is
currently no consensus about the best way to assess various dimensions of involvement …

The authors examined the relations between participation in a range of high school
extracurricular contexts and developmental outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood …

This study inventoried the types of developmental and negative experiences that youth
encounter in different categories of extracurricular and community-based organized …

Numerous developmental changes occur across levels of personal organization (eg,
changes related to puberty, brain and cognitive-affective structures and functions, and family …

For youth to benefit from many of the developmental opportunities provided by organized
programs, they need to not only attend but become psychologically engaged in program …

Youth participation in organized after‐school activities provides opportunities for positive
growth and development. Unfortunately, ethnic minority youth, especially those living in low …

Extracurricular activities provide adolescents with a number of positive personal and
interpersonal developmental experiences. This study investigated whether developmental …

Increased political and research interest in extracurricular activities stems, in part, from the
claim that these programs especially benefit disadvantaged youth. However, little literature …

In this study we investigate the contribution of achievement in team sports to adolescent
girls' self-esteem development. Adolescent girls (N= 247) from racially and ethnically diverse …