TY - JOUR
T1 - Extracurricular Activities and Disadvantaged Youth
T2 - A Complicated—But Promising—Story
AU - Heath, Ryan D.
AU - Anderson, Charity
AU - Turner, Ashley Cureton
AU - Payne, Charles M.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge Karen Pittman for her very helpful feedback on a previous draft of this manuscript. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported in part by the Spencer Foundation and the Sebring-Lewis Foundation.
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PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Increased political and research interest in extracurricular activities stems, in part, from the claim that these programs especially benefit disadvantaged youth. However, little literature has synthesized studies across types of disadvantage to assess this claim. This article reviews research on disadvantaged youth in extracurricular programs, including differences by gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and immigrant status. Our review reveals a promising, if complicated, picture. Although disadvantaged youth are less likely to participate in extracurricular activities, they often experience greater benefits, depending on the risk status and activity type. Evidence clearly supports expanding access to extracurricular programs for disadvantaged youth.
AB - Increased political and research interest in extracurricular activities stems, in part, from the claim that these programs especially benefit disadvantaged youth. However, little literature has synthesized studies across types of disadvantage to assess this claim. This article reviews research on disadvantaged youth in extracurricular programs, including differences by gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and immigrant status. Our review reveals a promising, if complicated, picture. Although disadvantaged youth are less likely to participate in extracurricular activities, they often experience greater benefits, depending on the risk status and activity type. Evidence clearly supports expanding access to extracurricular programs for disadvantaged youth.
KW - afterschool programs
KW - community schools
KW - disadvantaged youth
KW - extended learning time
KW - extracurricular activities
KW - out-of-school time
KW - youth development
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U2 - 10.1177/0042085918805797
DO - 10.1177/0042085918805797
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059075866
SN - 0042-0859
VL - 57
SP - 1415
EP - 1449
JO - Urban Education
JF - Urban Education
IS - 8
ER -