Enhancing school engagement in at-risk, urban minority adolescents through a school-based, adult mentoring intervention

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-318

  Holt, Laura J ^a   Bry, Brenna H ^b   Johnson, Valerie L ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk youth; Discipline referrals; High school students; Mentoring; Relationship quality; School belonging; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650090946     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317100802482969     Document Type: Article

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