"Concerted cultivation" and unequal achievement in elementary school

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 903-919

  Bodovski, Katerina ^a   Farkas, George ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school; Parental practices; Parenting; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849087207     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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