Competent families, Collaborative professionals: Empowered parent education for low income, African American Families

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 179-196

  Canning, Sally Schwer ^a   Fantuzzo, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural relevance; Empowerment; Parent education; Parent training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TRAINING;

EID: 0033808507     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v20n01_12     Document Type: Article

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