A multivariate examination of parent involvement and the social and academic competencies of urban kindergarten children

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-377

  Mcwayne, Christine ^a,c   Hampton, Virginia ^b   Fantuzzo, John ^b   Cohen, Heather L ^b   Sekino, Yumiko ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642366532     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.10163     Document Type: Article

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