A Typology of Youth Civic Engagement in Urban Middle Schools

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 198-212

  Voight, Adam ^a   Torney Purta, Judith ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84887067506     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2013.836041     Document Type: Article

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