Pushing the envelope on youth civic engagement: A developmental and liberation psychology perspective

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 779-792

  Warrs, Roderick J ^a   Flanagan, Constance ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547553370     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20178     Document Type: Review

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