Parental investment in childhood and educational qualifications: Can greater parental involvement mediate the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage?

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1371-1390

  Hango, Darcy ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Britain; Education; Financial disadvantage; Parental involvement; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548966800     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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