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  1. Human Services Psychology Ph.D. Program in Community Social Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

    Kenneth I. Maton (community psychologist and director) & Mariano R. Sto. Domingo (doctoral candidate)

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  1. College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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    Jean E. Rhodes

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Maton, K.I., Domingo, M.R.S. (2006). Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Lessons from Religious Congregations. In: Gil Clary, E., Rhodes, J.E. (eds) Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development. The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29340-X_9

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