School attendance demonstration project: An evaluation of a program to motivate public assistance teens to attend and complete school in an urban school district

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 222-237

  Jones, Loring P ^a   Harris, Ron ^b   Finnegan, Daniel ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b A and M College   (United States)

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EID: 0036110172     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973150201200202     Document Type: Article

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