A 6 page research paper that investigates, first of all, the benefits of extracurricular activity to adolescents and then suggests such an activity for Maywood, IL. This investigation examines the premise that the creation of a skating rink in Maywood would positively impact the educational system and promote positive goals, such as improved attendance the achievement of academic goals by providing an additional extracurricular activity that could be coordinated with the local school district. A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis explores the feasibility of business success in this urban environment for this beneficial activity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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that the creation of a skating rink in Maywood would positively impact the educational system and promote positive goals, such as improved attendance the achievement of academic goals by providing
an additional extracurricular activity that could be coordinated with the local school district. A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis explores the feasibility of business success in this urban
environment for this beneficial activity. Research shows that extracurricular activities do have a positive impact on adolescent development In 2001, a study was conducted in order to determine the
relationship between "life satisfaction, social interest, and participation in extracurricular activities" among a cohort of 321 high school adolescents (grades 9-12) (Gilman 749). The findings of this study revealed that
those teens who participated in a number of structured extracurricular activities also reported higher satisfaction with their school experience (Gilman 749). A more extensive study was conducted in 2005, which
investigated the relationship participation in school-based extracurricular activities and adolescents adjustment (i.e., "drinking, marijuana use, grades, academic attitudes and academic aspirations") (Darling, Caldwell and Smith 51). While this study was
limited to school-based extracurricular activities, it seems reasonable that these findings are also applicable to non-school based activities that are similarly structured. This study was conducted using a sample group
recruited from six high schools. This research indicates also what past investigations have revealed about the effect of extracurricular activities on adolescents. First of all, they provide "highly structured leisure
environments, in which adolescents can exert control and express their identity trough the choice of activity" (Darling, Caldwell and Smith 51). These activities provide an environment for personality development, while
also restricting that environment in regards to activities that are not sanctioned by adults (Darling, Caldwell and Smith 51). Extracurricular activities enable young people to "socialize with peers and adults,
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