Out-of-school settings as a developmental context for children and youth

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue , 2005, Pages 43-77

  Vandell, Deborah Lowe ^a   Pierce, Kim M ^a   Dadisman, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 23844462633     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2407(05)80004-7     Document Type: Article

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