Redefining parental involvement: Lessons from high-performing migrant-impacted schools

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 253-288

  López, Gerardo R ^b   Scribner, Jay D ^a   Mahitivanichcha, Kanya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0035599273     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312038002253     Document Type: Article

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