Innovations in Child and Youth Programming: A Special Issue from the National AfterSchool Association: New Directions for Youth Development, Supplement 2011

Issue Editors' Notes 3
Vincent D. LaFontan, Alycia G. Orcena

School dropout prevention: What arts-based community and out-of-school-time programs can contribute 9
Linda Charmaraman, Georgia Hall

Expanding horizons through global learning in out-of-school time 29
Alexis Menten

An approach to theory-based youth programming 39
Mat D. Duerden, Ann Gillard

The importance of mentoring relationships among youth workers 55
Julianne Gassman, Michael C. Gleason

Putting youth development into practice: Learning from an innovative fellowship program 77
Robert L. Fischer, Monica A. G. Craven, Patricia Heilbron

How first-generation students learn to navigate education systems: A case study of First Graduate 107
Ben Kirshner, Manuel Gerardo Saldivar, Rita Tracy

Confessions of a baseball mom: The impact of youth sports on parents' feelings and behaviors 123
Nancy E. Peter