Organized Activities As Contexts of Development

The after-school activity context has grown in importance over the past 30yrs as major demographic change (i.e.dual-career families & latchkey children) has swept the country. This bk looks at the influences of after-school activities on child & adol.dev

Mahoney, Joseph L.; Larson, Reed W.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.

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