Parental investment in schooling: Evidence from a subsistence farming community in South Africa

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-63

  Liddell, Christine ^a   Barrett, Louise ^b   Henzi, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0037652018     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590244000232     Document Type: Article

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