Social and Identity Development in an After-School Program: Changing Experiences and Shifting Adolescent Needs

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-43

  Jones, Jeffrey N ^a   Deutsch, Nancy L ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent development; after school programs; person environment fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871133452     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431612462628     Document Type: Article

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