The transformative power of youth grants: Sparks and ripples of change affecting marginalised youth and their communities

Children and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 392-403

  Blanchet Cohen, Natasha ^a   Cook, Philip ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b International Institute for Child Rights and Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Evaluation; Grants; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904540805     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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