Reconnecting disconnected youth: Examining the development of productive engagement

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 526-540

  Zaff, Jonathan F ^a   Ginsberg, Kei Kawashima ^a   Boyd, Michelle J ^a   Kakli, Zenub ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United Teen Equality Center   (United States)

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EID: 84906042942     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12109     Document Type: Article

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