The role of parents in high-achieving schools serving low-income, at-risk populations

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 479-497

  Ingram, Melissa ^a   Wolfe, Randi B ^b   Lieberman, Joyce M ^c  

^a Los Angeles Universal Preschool ^*  (United States)

^b University of Los Angeles   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parental participation; Students at risk; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547341944     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124507302120     Document Type: Article

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