The College Orientation Workshop as an Experiential, Positive Youth Development Program: Replication and Follow-up Assessment.
Background: The College Orientation Workshop (COW) is an experiential education program combining military structure, physical and mental challenges, and classroom instruction to promote life success in mostly Black and Latino male youth. Purpose: This study examined physical and psychological benef...
| Publicado en: | Virginia Social Science Journal Vol. 58; pp. 61 - 81 |
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