Help from the parent-teacher association to parenting efficacy: Beyond social status and informal social capital

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1134-1152

  Cheung, Chau kiu ^a   Lam, Ching man ^b   Ngai, Steven Sek yum ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Help; Parent teacher association; Parenting efficacy; Social capital; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049157699     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2006.12.068     Document Type: Article

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