Promoting the positive development of boys in high-poverty neighborhoods: Evidence from four anti-poverty experiments

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 357-374

  Snell, Emily K ^a   Castells, Nina ^a   Duncan, Greg ^b   Gennetian, Lisa ^c   Magnuson, Katherine ^d   Morris, Pamela ^e  

^a MDRC ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878151526     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12014     Document Type: Article

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