Improving School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Urban Middle Schools

Middle School Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 35-41

  Sanders, Mavis G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16244386312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.1999.11494616     Document Type: Article

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