After-school centers and youth development: Case studies of success and failure

After-School Centers and Youth Development: Case Studies of Success and Failure

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-355

  Hirsch, Barton J ^a   Deutsch, Nancy L ^b   Dubois, David L ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84924706231     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511994913     Document Type: Book

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