Immigrant parents' involvement in American schools: Perspectives from Korean mothers

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-132

  Sohn, Soomin ^a   Wang, X Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant parents; Korean mothers; School involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750544553     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-006-0070-6     Document Type: Article

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