Perceptions of parent involvement in academic achievement

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 361-368

  DePlanty, Jennifer ^a   Coulter Kern, Russell ^a   Duchane, Kim A ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MC Box PERC ^*

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Junior high school students; Parent involvement as a predictor of grades

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547839785     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.100.6.361-368     Document Type: Article

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