Toward an Applied Developmental Science for Native Children, Families, and Communities

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-54

  Spicer, Paul ^a   Laframboise, Teresa ^b   Markstrom, Carol ^c   Niles, Michael ^d   West, Amy ^e   Fehringer, Karen ^f   Grayson, Liane ^g   Sarche, Michelle ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Indigenous Early Intervention Alliance   (United States)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied developmental science; Community based participatory research; Native American

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856973340     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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