The educational pyramid: A model for community intervention

Applied and Preventive Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 127-134

  O'Hearn, Todd C ^a   Gatz, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community psychology; Educational pyramid; Helper therapy principle; Life skills training; Middle school students; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030507992     PISSN: 09621849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-1849(96)80007-2     Document Type: Article

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