A Case Study on Facilitating a Long-Term Youth Advisory Board to Involve Youth in Adolescent Online Safety Research
- Award ID(s):
- 2333207
- PAR ID:
- 10584969
- Publisher / Repository:
- ACM
- Date Published:
- ISBN:
- 9798400703317
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1 to 8
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Honolulu HI USA
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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