Research realities and a vision of success for Latino youth development

Community Youth Development: Programs, Policies, and Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 47-78

  Rodriguez, Michael C ^a   Morrobel, Diana ^b   Villarruel, Francisco A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Julian Samora Research Institute   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781452233635.n3     Document Type: Chapter

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