Adolescentslarsonr@illinois.edu Development of Skills for Agency in Youth Programs: Learning to Think Strategically

Child Development

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 277-294

  Larson, Reed W ^a   Angus, Rachel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; CREATIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79551555714     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01555.x     Document Type: Article

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