Do parents know they matter? Engaging all parents in learning

Educational Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-289

  Harris, Alma ^a   Goodall, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hard to reach parents; Home school partnerships; Parental engagement; Parental involvement; Raising achievement; School improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349142819     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880802309424     Document Type: Article

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