How to integrate digital media into a drop-in for homeless young people for deepening relationships between youth and adults

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 774-782

  Hendry, David G ^a   Woelfer, Jill Palzkill ^a   Harper, Rowena ^b   Bauer, Tyler ^b   Fitzer, Brynn ^b   Champagne, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Street Youth Ministries ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community drop ins; Community technology centers; Curriculum design; Digital media; Homeless youth; Life skills training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952901984     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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