The effects of parental involvement on the academic achievement of African American youth

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 260-274

  Jeynes, William H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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