Enhancing Empowerment and Leadership Among Homeless Youth in Agency and Community Settings: A Grounded Theory Approach.
The purpose of this qualitative study with homeless youth (ages 18-24) was to understand their involvement in decision-making within agency and community settings. Three focus groups with eight, six and six homeless youth were conducted at an urban drop-in center and shelter from June to August 2008...
| Publicado en: | Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2011
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