Community college education in a juvenile residential treatment facility: A case study of the academic achievement of incarcerated juveniles

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 61-76

  Ducloux, Kelli ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; Achievement; College; Education; Incarcerated juveniles; Intervention; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248607377     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v21n02_04     Document Type: Article

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