Perceived parental influence on mathematics learning: A comparison among students in China and Australia

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-106

  Cao, Zhongjun ^a   Bishop, Alan ^b   Forgasz, Helen ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural groups; Encouragement; Expectation; Mathematics learning; Perceived parental influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751533465     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-9033-5     Document Type: Article

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