Family income, home environment, parenting, and mathematics achievement of children in China and the United States

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 336-355

  Tsui, Ming ^a  

^a MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education systems; Home environment; Mathematics achievement; Parental expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444413198     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124504274188     Document Type: Article

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