Book Review: Links to Learning: A Curriculum Planning Guide for After-School Programs
Reviewed by Faedra Lazar Weiss, MAHL
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 16, Number 5, 2009, Pages 15-16
Abstract:
The primary audience for the book Links to Learning: A Curriculum Planning Guide for After-School Programs are individuals involved in after-school programming for children ages 6 to 14. The reviewer of this book, Faedra Lazar Weiss who is a research associate at Girls Incorporated notes that “this book has much to recommend it, especially for individuals who are new to youth development and/or program planning.” Links to Learning is written by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time, Wellesley Centers for Women.
This book review can be found in the issue:
Supporting Teenage Drug-Free Sport: 2009 Resource Issue
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 16, Supplement, 2009
Participating in sports can have a number of positive effects on youth such as lessening the likelihood of obesity, reducing symptoms of stress and depression, and learning leadership and team building skills. This Resource Issue focuses on healthy, drug-free sport with articles on preventing the use of performance-enhancing substances and implementing a successful peer education program.
This issue also featured these articles:
- • College Student-Athletes as Peer Educators for Substance Abuse Prevention: An Interactive Program, Pages 10-12
- • Helping Parents Talk with Their Children about Performance-Enhancing Substances: The Parent Talk Kit, Pages 5-6
- • Steroids, the Media, and Youth: A Q&A with Travis Tygart, Pages 7-9
- • Supporting Teenage Drug-Free Sport: An Introduction, Pages 3-4
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