The link between extracurricular activities and academic achievement for youth in grades 5 and 7 /
dc.contributor.author | McLaren Gibbons, Jennifer. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-14T19:41:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-14T19:41:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006-07-14T19:41:41Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/2289 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined the link between involvement in extracurricular activities and academic success for 504 youth in grades 5 and 7, using the first-year survey data from a longitudinal study conducted by Youth Lifestyle Choices-Community University Research Alliance (YLC-CURA). Specifically, the study investigated whether a linear or curvilinear relation existed between extracurricular activities and academic achievement for both in- and out-of-school activities. It was hypothesized that stress may be a possible mediator in the link between extracurricular activities and achievement Results indicated that students in grades 5 and 7 were involved in club and sport activities both inside and outside of school at fairly equal fi-equencies, with a mean frequency of approximately once a month. The hypothesis that a positive relation j between in- and out-of-school extracurricular activities and achievement was supported. The hypothesis that a curvilinear relation would exist between extracurricular activities and achievement was only supported for out-of-school activities. This finding supports the argument that too much or too little involvement in out-of-school activities is related negatively to a student's academic success; however, a moderate amount of involvement appears to be positive. The hypothesis that there would be a relation between involvement in extracurricular activities and stress level for both in-school and out-ofschool activities was not supported. Results were discussed in terms of educational implications and community resources for extracurricular activities. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brock University | en_US |
dc.title | The link between extracurricular activities and academic achievement for youth in grades 5 and 7 / | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | en |
dc.degree.name | Master of Education | en_US |
dc.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Faculty of Education | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-08-07T01:48:34Z |