An exploratory study of youth mentoring in an urban context: Adolescents' perceptions of relationship styles

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-306

  Langhout, Regina Day ^a   Rhodes, Jean E ^b   Osborne, Lori N ^c  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mentoring relationship styles; Youth mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142724786     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOYO.0000032638.85483.44     Document Type: Article

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