Sense of community and positive adult beliefs toward adolescents and youth policy in urban neighborhoods and small cities

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 331-342

  Zeldin, Shepherd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult beliefs; Community; Youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036269371     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015624507644     Document Type: Article

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