Virtual family life education: A qualitative study of father education on the World Wide Web

Family Relations

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-30

  Morris, Stephanie N ^a   Dollahite, David C ^a   Hawkins, Alan J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family life education; Fatherhood; Internet; Parent education; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033480628     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585678     Document Type: Article

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