Gender differences in parental involvement and adolescents' mathematics achievement

Sociology of Education

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 336-356

  Muller, Chandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0032328087     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2673174     Document Type: Article

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