Resource Description This resource addresses the topics: Programming, Integrating K-12 and Afterschool Programs.

Quality Time After School: What Instructors Can Do to Enhance Learning (New)

Jean Grossman, Margo Campbell, and Becca Raley

This resource examines what makes afterschool activities engaging, detailing key characteristics linked to youth engagement and learning and providing instructors with a road map for how to create successful learning environments. The authors explore what conditions lead youth to want to attend the activity, what aspects of an afterschool activity engage youth, and what conditions lead youngsters to feel they have learned in an activity. (64 pages)

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