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Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial for evaluating the effectiveness of the Big Brothers Big Sisters community match program at the national level

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  • De Wit, David J.
  • Lipman, Ellen
  • Manzano-Munguia, Maria
  • Bisanz, Jeffrey
  • Graham, Kathryn
  • Offord, David R.
  • O'Neill, Elizabeth
  • Pepler, Deborah
  • Shaver, Karen

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  • De Wit, David J. & Lipman, Ellen & Manzano-Munguia, Maria & Bisanz, Jeffrey & Graham, Kathryn & Offord, David R. & O'Neill, Elizabeth & Pepler, Deborah & Shaver, Karen, 2007. "Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial for evaluating the effectiveness of the Big Brothers Big Sisters community match program at the national level," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 383-404, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:29:y:2007:i:3:p:383-404
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    3. Anna Piil Damm & Emma von Essen & Astrid Jæger Jensen & Freja Kerrn-Jespersen & Sarah van Mastrigt, 2022. "Duration of Mentoring Relationship Predicts Child Well-Being: Evidence from a Danish Community-Based Mentoring Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-15, March.
    4. Park, Hyejoon & Liao, Minli & Crosby, Shantel D., 2017. "The impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters programs on youth development: An application of the model of homogeneity/diversity relationships," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 60-68.
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