Document Type
Article
Abstract
I have been invited to comment on information related to the issue of young people and their use of time. As this paper is brief, I've chosen to focus on the work of one researcher who has contributed much to the knowledge base we have today regarding adolescent's use of out-of-school time and the impact this has on their lives and the institutions that serve them. The researcher I'm referring to is Dr. Elliott Medrich, Director of the Children's Time Study, based out of Berkeley, California. Dr. Medrich has conducted over 10 years of data collection and analysis on time use hy preadolescents and adolescents. His collective experience of over 25 years as a researcher, evaluator, and programmer give him insight into issues of time use both for adolescents, youth serving agencies, and society as a whole. I will also be calling upon the thoughts of Jeanne Griffith, Associate Commissioner for Data Development for the National Center for Education Statistics, an organization who has conducted longitudinal surveys. After presenting summaries of time use research, I'd like to address the implications that this data and Elliott Medrich's work points out for youth serving agencies.
Publication Date
1992
Journal Title
National Youth Leadership Symposium Monographs
Volume
3
Issue
1
ISBN
1-881516-02-4
First Page
61
Last Page
78
Publisher
Institute for Youth Leaders
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1992 Institute for Youth Leaders, College of Education, School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kwak, Christine
(1992)
"Adolescent Time Use and Its Implications for Youth Serving Agencies,"
National Youth Leadership Symposium Monographs: Vol. 3, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/nyls_monographs/vol3/iss1/7
Comments
Monograph no.3 of this series covers the 1992 National Youth Leadership Symposium