“Bringing reality to the table”: Contributors to the lack of parent participation in an early childhood service program

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 21-37

  Peart, Norman A ^a   Bryant, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative partnerships; Enhancing parental participation; Family intervention; Family involvement; The collaborative role of parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041110546     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v24n04_02     Document Type: Article

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