Leveling the home advantage: Assessing the effectiveness of parental involvement in elementary school

Sociology of Education

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-249

  Domina, Thurston ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 23844465318     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070507800303     Document Type: Review

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