Mentoring at-risk preschoolers: Lessons from the A.R.Y.A. project

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-201

  Israelashvili, Moshe ^a   Wegman Rozi, Orit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

At risk children; Mentoring; Preschoolers; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER;

AFFECT; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTORS;

EID: 16844366300     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-005-1846-y     Document Type: Article

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