A participatory study of school dropout and behavioral health of Latino adolescents

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 414-430

  Nesman, Teresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group interviews; Latino adolescent behavioral health; Latino student dropout; Participatory research; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELINQUENCY; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PREJUDICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENT DROPOUTS; TEACHING;

EID: 35449001034     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11414-007-9082-2     Document Type: Article

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