Parental involvement and children's school achievement: Evidence for mediating processes

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-57

  Rogers, Maria A ^a   Theule, Jennifer ^b   Ryan, Bruce A ^c   Adams, Gerald R ^c   Keating, Leo ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic competence; Parent child relations; Parental involvement; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749091371     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573508328445     Document Type: Article

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