Community organizing and advocacy: Increasing the quality and quantity of mentoring programs

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 781-799

  Wandersman, Abraham ^a   Clary, E Gil ^b   Forbush, Janet ^c   Weinberger, Susan G ^d   Coyne, Shawn M ^a   Duffy, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Information Technology International

^d Mentor Consulting Group   (United States)

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EID: 33750565738     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20129     Document Type: Article

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