Youth empowerment for the most vulnerable: A model based on the pedagogy of Freire and experiences in the field

Health Education

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 424-438

  Mohajer, Nicole ^a   Earnest, Jaya ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Disadvantaged groups; Empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349636018     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280910984834     Document Type: Article

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