After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a

The first volume of this SpringerBrief presents a series of papers compiled from a conference about how after-school programs may be implemented to promote posi

School activities alone are not always sufficient to ensure children’s academic progress or socio-emotional development and well-being. And the time when many

The second volume of this SpringerBrief presents a series of papers compiled from a conference addressing how after-school programs can promote positive youth d

This book examines after-school programs in light of their explosive growth in recent years. In the rush to mount programs, there is a danger of promoting weak