An experimental evaluation of a school-based emancipatory intervention to promote African American well-being and youth leadership

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-28

  Lewis, Kelly M ^a   Sullivan, Cris M ^b   Bybee, Deborah ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Emancipatory education; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 31944438213     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798405283229     Document Type: Article

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