Motivation of Parent Involvement in Secondary-Level Schooling

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-175

  Deslandes, Rollande ^a   Bertrand, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parent involvement; Parent motivation; Secondary schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144256198     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.98.3.164-175     Document Type: Article

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