Family influences on science learning among Hong Kong adolescents: What we learned from pisa

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 409-428

  Ho, Esther Sui Chu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Early versus later involvement; Family influence; Hong Kong; Parental investment; Parental involvement; PISA; Science performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952309845     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-010-9198-3     Document Type: Article

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