'We are the professionals': A study of teachers' views on parental involvement in school

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-335

  Bæck, Unn Doris Karlsen ^a  

^a Norut Northern Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mixed methods; Parental involvement; Professionalism; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951664239     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425691003700565     Document Type: Article

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