Parent involvement in homework: A research synthesis

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1039-1101

  Patall, Erika A ^a   Cooper, Harris ^a   Robinson, Jorgianne Civey ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Homework; Meta analysis; Parent involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849224338     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654308325185     Document Type: Article

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