After-School Programs to Promote Positive Youth Development

1. Why After-School Matters for Positive Youth Development
Karen Pittman

2. Key Components of Engaging After-School Programs for Children and Adolescents
Nickki Pearce Dawes, Stanley Pollack, Gabriel Garza Sada

3. Measuring Youth Participation, Program Quality, and Social and Emotional Skills in After-School Programs
Jennifer A. Fredricks, Neil Naftzger, Charles Smith, Allison Riley

4. Let’s Talk After-School: The Promises and Challenges of Positive Youth Development for After-School Research, Policy, and Practice
Nancy L. Deutsch, Dale A. Blyth, Janet Kelley, Patrick H. Tolan, Richard M. Lerner

Keywords: Psychology, Child and School Psychology, Family, Public Health