Nonresidential parents: Nonresidential mothers, schools, and the reform process

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-215

  Baker, Ronald J ^a,b   Bishop, Brian J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Family Law; Divorce; Education; Family Relationship Centres; Noncustodial Fathers; Noncustodial Mothers; Noncustodial Parents; Nonresident; Nonresidential Fathers; Nonresidential Mothers; Nonresidential Parents; Parent School Involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144478437     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.327.11.2.205     Document Type: Review

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