Youth engagement in high schools: Developing a multidimensional, critical approach to improving engagement for all students

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 191-209

  Yonezawa, Susan ^a   Jones, Makeba ^a   Joselowsky, Francine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Identity; Learning environments; Setting; Student youth voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349151267     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-009-9106-1     Document Type: Article

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