Reaching where adults cannot: Peer education and peer counselling

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 23-29

  Topping, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007681866     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0266736960110405     Document Type: Article

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