Developmental assets: A prevention framework for students considered at risk

Children and Schools

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-153

  Edwards, Oliver W ^a   Mumford, Vincent E ^b   Shillingford, M Ann ^a   Serra Roldan, Rut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset building; At risk; Prevention; Resiliency; School social workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548647841     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/29.3.145     Document Type: Review

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