Extra-curricular Activities

Extra-curricular activities and academic performance in secondary students

Optimization of the Logistics of Extra-curricular Activities

Most of the children develop extra-curricular activities in the afternoon after the school timetable. These activities are generally organized in each school, but sometimes the amount de scholars interested in one activity is very limited; the school has a few available resources or the preferences of their students do not match with the facilities. To expand the number of activities offered to...

Curricular and Extra-curricular Activities to Develop the Environmental Awareness of Young Students: a Case from Turkey

The purpose of this case study was to investigate curricular (within school) and extra-curricular (out-of-school) activities undertaken to develop students’ environmental awareness. In-depth information was gathered from six middle-school students (three females and three males) and three science teachers (all females) through the use of a semi-structured interview. Furthermore, selected classe...

Extra-curricular activities and entrepreneurial orientation in the organizational culture of the university; Case Study of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

The present study investigates the life experience of students in cultural and extra-curricular activities in a university based on the granded theory method with the aim of examining the relationship between organizational culture and the formation of social entrepreneurial inclinations. The data analysis, which was obtained through semi-structured interviews with 22 students at Ferdowsi Unive...

Critical social engagement – or ‘ something for the CV ’ ? : young people ’ s extra - curricular activities Rachel

The government has argued, in various arenas, that ‘active citizenship’ is one way in which young people can be effectively re-engaged with their communities, and with the political process more broadly. As part of this analysis, it has placed particular emphasis on the potential contribution of youth volunteering. However, many researchers have argued that such initiatives are essentially cons...