Adolescents as Coaches during Service-Learning: Teaching Children Social and Emotional Skills.
Background: Service-learning provides opportunities for adolescents to foster leadership skills, learn about those in different social circumstances, and enhance civic engagement. Objectives: This pilot study described the implementation and evaluation of a service-learning project to train adolesce...
| Publicado en: | Child & Youth Care Forum Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 719 - 737 |
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Springer Nature
Oct2019
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