Effects of family background and parental involvement on egyptian adolescents' academic achievement and school disengagement: A structural equation modelling analysis

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-157

  Abd El Fattah, Sabry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Family structure; Parental involvement; Parents' education; School disengagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745086316     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-006-0009-1     Document Type: Article

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