Adolescence: Development, Diversity, Context, and Application

Adolescence: Development, Diversity, Context, and Application
ISBN-10
0131023705
ISBN-13
9780131023703
Series
Adolescence
Category
Adolescence
Pages
461
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Pearson/Prentice Hall
Authors
Jason Brown, Richard M. Lerner, Cheryl A.

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... traditional preventive or remedial interventions , instead stressing skill and competency development ( Roth et al . , 1997 ) . Jodie L. Roth and her colleagues have studied how youth programs may contribute to positive development ...

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