The role of gender in youth mentoring relationship formation and duration

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-192

  Rhodes, Jean ^a   Lowe, Sarah R ^a   Litchfield, Leon ^a   Walsh Samp, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Intergenerational relationships; Mentoring programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749130711     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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