School adjustment and academic achievement: Parental expectations and socio-cultural background

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-93

  Balboni, Giulia ^a   Pedrabissi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Parental expectations; Primary school children; School adjustment; Socio cultural background; Teachers' evaluations

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344288138     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443981430107     Document Type: Article

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