The Role of Afterschool and Community Science Programs in the Lives of Urban Youth

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 283-291

  Rahm, Jrène ^a   Martel Reny, Marie Paule ^b   Moore, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33846541333     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2005.tb18129.x     Document Type: Article

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