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Yu, Mark Vincent B.; Liu, Yangyang; Hsieh, Ta-yang; Lee, Glona; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Pantano, Alessandra – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Opportunities for collaborative learning reflect positive peer processes that have strong implications for adolescents' developmental experiences in afterschool programs (ASPs). However, collaborative learning, which involves considering multiple viewpoints and coordinating actions with peers to accomplish a shared goal, is often difficult for…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Mentors, Cooperative Learning, College Students
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Sjogren, Ashlee L.; Bae, Christine L.; Deutsch, Nancy L.; Zumbrunn, Sharon; Broda, Michael – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
Engagement in afterschool programs is a growing area of interest for both researchers and practitioners. Though there is an emerging body of research investigating this construct, we lack an understanding of how specific dimensions of engagement are endorsed in different ways among subgroups of students. Little is known about the sources and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, After School Programs, Learner Engagement, Student Participation
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Camacho-Thompson, Daisy E.; Simpkins, Sandra D. – Applied Developmental Science, 2022
This study examined the associations between parental involvement in adolescents' organized after-school activities and adolescents' motivational beliefs. Data were reported by 231 Mexican-origin and European American adolescents who participated in an organized after-school activity (57% female, M[subscript age] = 12.37, SD = 0.54) and their…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, After School Programs, Student Motivation, Parent Student Relationship