Nonresident fathering and school failure

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1356-1382

  Menning, Chadwick L ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Fathers; Parental involvement; Schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747756843     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X06290038     Document Type: Article

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