Why do parents homeschool?: A systematic examination of parental involvement

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-285

  Green, Christa L ^a   Hoover Dempsey, Kathleen V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeschool; Parental involvement; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846067117     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124506294862     Document Type: Article

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