An Evaluation of Hope Following a Summer Camp for Inner-City Youth

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 385-396

  Kirschman, Keri J Brown ^a   Roberts, Michael C ^b   Shadlow, Joanna O ^c   Pelley, Terri J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk adolescents; Camps; Hope; Positive psychology; Psychosocial interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649922611     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-010-9119-1     Document Type: Article

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