Equity, connection, and engagement in the school context to promote positive youth development

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 447-459

  Debnam, Katrina J ^a   Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom ^b   Waasdorp, Tracy E ^a   Bradshaw, Catherine P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84906064078     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12083     Document Type: Article

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