Building social capital in vulnerable families: Success markers of a school-based intervention program

Youth and Society

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-176

  Terrion, Jenepher Lennox ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

At risk families; Child and youth development; Family support; School failure; Social capital; Vulnerable families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750479386     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X05282765     Document Type: Article

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