A large-scale examination of the nature and efficacy of teachers' practices to engage parents: Assessment, parental contact, and student-level impact

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-505

  Seitsinger, Anne M ^a   Felner, Robert D ^b   Brand, Stephen ^a   Burns, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic adjustment; Achievement; School improvement; Teacher parent contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749093691     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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