The mediating role of fathers' school involvement on student achievement

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-216

  McBride, Brent A ^a   Schoppe Sullivan, Sarah J ^b   Ho, Moon Ho ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achievement; Father involvement; Mother involvement; PSID CDS; Schools

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 13844276326     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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