Beyond School Spirit: The Effects of Youth-Led Participatory Action Research in Two Urban High Schools

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-283

  Ozer, Emily J ^a   Wright, Dana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Connecticut College   (United States)

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EID: 84861189627     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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