Mentoring programs: A framework to inform program development, research, and evaluation

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 709-725

  Karcher, Michael J ^a   Kuperminc, Gabriel P ^b   Portwood, Sharon G ^c   Sipe, Cynthia L ^d   Taylor, Andrea S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d Youth Development Strategies Inc   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750550106     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20125     Document Type: Article

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