Promoting school success among at risk youth

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Randolph, Karen A ^a   Rose, Roderick A ^b   Fraser, Mark W ^b   Orthner, Dennis K ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk youth; Extracurricular activity participation; Grade retention; School dropout

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744802137     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v08n01_01     Document Type: Article

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