School engagement among LGBTQ high school students: The roles of safe adults and gay-straight alliance characteristics

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-29

  Seelman, Kristie L ^a   Forge, Nicholas ^a   Walls, N Eugene ^b   Bridges, Nadine ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c Rainbow Alley The GLBT Community Center of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay Straight Alliance; High school; LGBTQ youth; School engagement; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939446911     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.07.021     Document Type: Article

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