Asian Euro-American parents' ethotheories of play and learning: Effects on preschool children's home routines and school behaviour

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-104

  Parmar, Parminder ^a   Harkness, Sara ^b   Super, Charles M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 1842435107     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250344000307     Document Type: Article

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