Exploring relationships among boys and men: A retrospective, qualitative study of a multi-year community-based group mentoring program

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 349-355

  Van Ryzin, Mark J ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent boys; Community based group mentoring; Mentor youth relationships; Stepping stones program

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904540022     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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