Parental assets: A pathway to positive child educational outcomes

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-85

  Grinstein Weiss, Michal ^a   Yeo, Yeong Hun ^a   Irish, Kate ^b   Zhan, Min ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Durham's Partnership for Children ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Child outcomes; Income; Parental expectations; Parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 60049094102     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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