Challenges and opportunities to Latino youth development: Increasing meaningful participation in youth development programs

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-208

  Borden, Lynne M ^a   Perkins, Daniel F ^b   Villarruel, Francisco A ^c   Carleton Hug, Annelise ^d,e   Stone, Margaret R ^a   Keith, Joanne G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Center for Learning and Teaching in the West (CLTW)

Author keywords

Latino youth; Participation; Youth development; Youth programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646203576     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986306286711     Document Type: Article

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