Parent and teacher relationships as predictors of school engagement and functioning among low-income urban youth

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 376-404

  Murray, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Parent child relationships; School achievement; Teacher student relationships; Urban schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749102053     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431608322940     Document Type: Article

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