Activity participation and the well-being of children and adolescents in the context of welfare reform

Organized Activities As Contexts of Development: Extracurricular Activities, After School and Community Programs

Volumn 9781410612748, Issue , 2005, Pages 65-84

  Casey, David M ^a   Ripke, Marika N ^b   Huston, Aletha C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410612748     Document Type: Chapter

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