Home-based parental involvement in young children's education: Examining the effects of maternal education across U.S. ethnic groups

Educational Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-556

  Suizzo, Marie Anne ^a   Stapleton, Laura M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 34547507276     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410601159936     Document Type: Article

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