Using process evaluation to strengthen intergenerational partnerships in the youth empowerment solutions program

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-301

  Franzen, Susan ^a   Morrel Samuels, Susan ^a   Reischl, Thomas M ^a   Zimmerman, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Intervention; Process evaluation; Youth violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EMPOWERMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70449124179     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852350903196290     Document Type: Article

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