Maternal Scaffolding of Children's Problem Solving and Children's Adjustment in Kindergarten: Hmong Families in the United States

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 207-218

  Stright, Anne Dopkins ^a   Herr, Maysee Yang ^b   Neitzel, Carin ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children's adjustment to school; Hmong families; maternal scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849117230     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013154     Document Type: Article

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