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Book Title: Organized Activities As Contexts Of Development: Extracurric...
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Organized Activities As Contexts of Development : Extracurricular Activities, after School and Community Programs
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Year: 2005
Subject: Sociology / General, Student Life & Student Affairs, Developmental / Child, General, Applied Psychology, Life Stages / Adolescence, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Family & Relationships, Social Science, Education, Psychology
Author: Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Item Width: 7.1 in
Format: Hardcover
