Poverty, race, and parental involvement during the transition to elementary school

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 859-883

  Cooper, Carey E ^a   Crosnoe, Robert ^b   Suizzo, Marie Anne ^b   Pituch, Keenan A ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Early education; Family process model; Parental involvement; Poverty; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952936514     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09351515     Document Type: Article

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