Community youth development professionals: Providing the necessary supports in the United States

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-158

  Borden, Lynne M ^a   Perkins, Daniel F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Professional development; Youth development; Youth workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746082875     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-005-9005-4     Document Type: Review

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