The "Generacion Diez" after-school program and Latino parent involvement with schools

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 471-484

  Riggs, Nathaniel R ^a   Medina, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Department of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

After school; Children; Latino; Migrant; Parent teacher contact

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; TEACHER;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PARENTING; PENNSYLVANIA; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; TEACHING; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 32144438715     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-005-0009-5     Document Type: Article

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