School trouble: A mother's burden

Gender and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-197

  Dudley Marling, Curt ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0041370217     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250120051196     Document Type: Article

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