Fredricks Jennifer A, Bohnert Amy M, Burdette Kimberly
Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy, Connecticut College.
New Dir Youth Dev. 2014 Dec;2014(144):45-58. doi: 10.1002/yd.20112.
Youth engagement is the least researched, but potentially most important, aspect of participation in afterschool programs. The level of youth engagement can vary across programs, across youth within a program, and within individual youth over time. Engagement is important for both recruiting and retaining participants, and has been associated with more positive academic outcomes over time. This chapter integrates perspectives from practitioners, researchers, and the school engagement literature. Reasons why engagement is an important dimension of afterschool programming, different methods for assessing engagement, key features of engaging afterschool programs, and implications for practice are also outlined.
青少年参与是参与课外项目中研究最少但可能最重要的方面。青少年的参与程度在不同项目之间、一个项目内的不同青少年之间以及个体青少年随时间的变化中可能有所不同。参与对于招募和留住参与者都很重要，并且随着时间的推移与更积极的学业成果相关。本章整合了从业者、研究人员以及学校参与文献的观点。还概述了参与为何是课外项目的一个重要维度、评估参与的不同方法、有吸引力的课外项目的关键特征以及对实践的启示。
