The communication requirements of democratic schools: Parent-teacher perspectives on their relationships

Teachers College Record

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 814-851

  Miretzky, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 2442624572     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2004.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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