The relationship between parental involvement and urban secondary school student academic achievement: A meta-analysis

Urban Education

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-110

  Jeynes, William H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Education; Family; Meta analysis; Parental involvement; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845541065     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085906293818     Document Type: Article

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