Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programs
Traditionally, Out-of-School Time (OST) programs sought to provide childminding facilities and supplementary academic support to youth. However, they have evolved to deliver programs that support positive youth development with hands-on inquiry to not only support children and adolescents through ke...
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| author | Erica D’Souza Amabel Hunting Ricardo Sosa Cheryl Ware Loïc Le Dé Andrew Gibbons |
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| description | Traditionally, Out-of-School Time (OST) programs sought to provide childminding facilities and supplementary academic support to youth. However, they have evolved to deliver programs that support positive youth development with hands-on inquiry to not only support children and adolescents through key developmental stages but to also navigate socio-political challenges. This scoping review investigates creative and experiential OST programs, their design practices and subsequent outcomes. Results from 40 articles highlight the varied, strengths-based practices which centre around increasing participant involvement in decision-making by emphasising flexibility and choice, while staff work collaboratively alongside them. However, for most, rigorous evaluation was lacking and most studies failed to substantiate their claims of fulfilling the development of voice and agentic identity in youth. Future evaluations must ensure they provide evidence of correlating program design with observed outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dfd6c20d822e4c4c858d7f8414ef1d6c2025-08-20T03:14:09ZengElsevierSocial and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy2773-23392025-06-01510011010.1016/j.sel.2025.100110Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programsErica D’Souza0Amabel Hunting1Ricardo Sosa2Cheryl Ware3Loïc Le Dé4Andrew Gibbons5Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; Corresponding author.Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandUniversity of Sydney, AustraliaAuckland University of Technology, New ZealandAuckland University of Technology, New ZealandAuckland University of Technology, New ZealandTraditionally, Out-of-School Time (OST) programs sought to provide childminding facilities and supplementary academic support to youth. However, they have evolved to deliver programs that support positive youth development with hands-on inquiry to not only support children and adolescents through key developmental stages but to also navigate socio-political challenges. This scoping review investigates creative and experiential OST programs, their design practices and subsequent outcomes. Results from 40 articles highlight the varied, strengths-based practices which centre around increasing participant involvement in decision-making by emphasising flexibility and choice, while staff work collaboratively alongside them. However, for most, rigorous evaluation was lacking and most studies failed to substantiate their claims of fulfilling the development of voice and agentic identity in youth. Future evaluations must ensure they provide evidence of correlating program design with observed outcomes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773233925000348Out-of-schoolCreativityAgencyExperientialVoiceYouth program design |
| spellingShingle | Erica D’Souza Amabel Hunting Ricardo Sosa Cheryl Ware Loïc Le Dé Andrew Gibbons Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programs Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy Out-of-school Creativity Agency Experiential Voice Youth program design |
| title | Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programs |
| title_full | Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programs |
| title_fullStr | Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programs |
| title_short | Designing for agency and voice: A review of creative and experiential out-of-school programs |
| title_sort | designing for agency and voice a review of creative and experiential out of school programs |
| topic | Out-of-school Creativity Agency Experiential Voice Youth program design |
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