Adolescents as deliberative citizens: Building health competence in local communities

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 633, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 223-242

  Carlson, Mary ^a   Earls, Felton ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

child rights; collective efficacy; communicative action; deliberative citizenship; health promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650452445     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210383648     Document Type: Article

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