Mothers' scaffolding of children's problem solving: Establishing a foundation of academic self-regulatory competence

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 147-159

  Neitzel, Carin ^a   Stright, Anne Dopkins ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037349615     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.17.1.147     Document Type: Article

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