Parents, teachers and children's school outcomes: A Taiwanese study

Educational Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-13

  Hung, Chih Lun ^a   Marjoribanks, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achievement; Aspirations; Family environment; School environment; Taiwanese families

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844251267     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569042000310921     Document Type: Article

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