Parent involvement in family support programs: An integrated theory

Family Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-121

  McCurdy, Karen ^a   Daro, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition theory; Family support programs; Parent involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035587923     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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