Ambitious mothers-successful daughters: Mothers' early expectations for children's education and children's earnings and sense of control in adult life

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 411-433

  Flouri, Eirini ^a   Hawkes, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS;

EID: 49949109550     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709907X251280     Document Type: Article

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