Parent involvement in education: Toward an understanding of parents' decision making

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-323

  Anderson, Kellie J ^a,c   Minke, Kathleen M ^b  

^a Anne Arundel County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Anne Arundel County Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Parent involvement and decision making; Teacher practices; Teacher training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250836339     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.100.5.311-323     Document Type: Article

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