Sport-based life skills programming in the schools

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 41-62

  Danish, Steven J ^a   Forneris, Tanya ^a   Wallace, Ian ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Life skills; Positive youth development; Program development; Youth sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049093314     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v21n02_04     Document Type: Article

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