The RAAMUS academy: Evaluation of an edu-cultural intervention for young African-American males

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 87-102

  Ghee, Kenneth L ^a   Walker, Jim ^a   Younger, Anna Cash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; NEGRO; SCHOOL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT;

EID: 0031415882     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v16n01_05     Document Type: Article

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