The role of parents and community in the education of the Japanese child

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-107

  Knipprath, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active involvement; Community; Education reform; Japan; Parents; Partnership; Schooling; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644510470     PISSN: 15702081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10671-004-5557-6     Document Type: Review

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