Helping adolescent mothers to achieve in school: An evaluation of the taking charge group intervention

Children and Schools

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-34

  Harris, Mary Beth ^a   Franklin, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescent mother; Cognitive behavioral; School attendance; School based

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349140678     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/31.1.27     Document Type: Article

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