Understanding barriers to parent involvement in Head Start: A research-community partnership

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-51

  Lamb Parker, Faith ^a   Piotrkowski, Chaya S ^b   Baker, Amy J L ^c   Kessler Sklar, Susan ^d   Clark, Beryl ^e   Peay, Lenore ^f  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Children's Village   (United States)

^d William M Mercer Inc   (United States)

^e Staten Isl Mental Hlth Soc Hd S   (United States)

^f Ft George Comm Enrichment Ctr H   (United States)

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EID: 0042337120     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(01)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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