The role of schools in building the resilience of youth faced with adversity

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-30

  Johnson, Bridget ^a   Lazarus, Sandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adversity; External assets; Health promoting schools; Internal assets; Resilience; Risk; School connectedness; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749128286     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2008.10820168     Document Type: Article

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