Staff development for the youth development professional: A Critical Framework for Understanding the Work

Youth and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 204-225

  Huebner, Angela J ^b   Walker, Joyce A ^b   McFarland, Marcia ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Staff development; Youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242677025     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X03255024     Document Type: Article

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