Families and Schools: The Effect of Parental Involvement on High School Completion

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-85

  Anguiano, Ruben Patricio Viramontez ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Families; High school completion; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348233863     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X03256805     Document Type: Article

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