Extracurricular Activities as the Context of Development

Extracurricular Activities as the Context of Development

Extracurricular activities are included in the academic program of every educational establishment. Young people, parents and tutors understand their importance for personal development. Moreover, a huge number of books were devoted to the exploring of the impact of the extracurricular activities on the young people's physical and psychological state.

One of such books is the "Organized Activities as Contexts of Development: Extracurricular Activities, After School and Community Programs" by, Joseph L. Mahoney, Reed W. Larson, Jacquelynne S. Eccles.

The main field of study of this book is the influence of extracurricular activities on the young people's development. Let us consider the main themes of the book:

1.To create this book, the authors made research in different fields of study, like human development, psychology, education, criminal justice, sociology, prevention leisure science and public policy in order to analyze the influence of extracurricular activities on positive youth development.

2.They discovered that the majority of the American youth spend almost half of their time participating in different activities. Thus, it is very important to make conceptual, empirical, and policy-relevant researches on youth participation in extracurricular activities and to create a favourable environment for emotional, social, and civic development of young people.

3.The authors provide the information on how tutors, parents and communities can motivate young people to participate in activities and how to improve the modern system of extracurricular activities in order to help students to get the best out of their extracurricular activities.

4.The book also provides information about the benefits of participation in different activities like music, community service and sports. The authors of the book explore their impact on physical and emotional state of young people.

5.The authors also focus the readers' attention on the role of extracurricular activities in the prevention of the antisocial behavior of young people like juvenile crimes, drug consumption, alcohol drinking and smoking.

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