Immigrant and native-born Mexican-American parents' involvement in a public school: A preliminary study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 521-525

  López, Linda C ^a   Sánchez, Virginia V ^b   Hamilton, Minami ^b  

^a WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; TEXAS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0347746382     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.2.521     Document Type: Article

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