Promoting Positive Youth Development Through Organized After-School Activities: Taking a Closer Look at Participation of Ethnic Minority Youth

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 280-287

  Fredricks, Jennifer A ^a   Simpkins, Sandra D ^b  

^a Connecticut College   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

After school programs; Ethnic minority youth; Extracurricular activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865304216     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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