Fathers' involvement in young children's literacy development: Implications for family literacy programmes

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-185

  Morgan, Anne ^a   Nutbrown, Cathy ^b   Hannon, Peter ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69149086869     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920802041996     Document Type: Article

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