Co-resident grandparents and grandchildren's academic performance in Taiwan

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-139

  Pong, Suet ling ^a   Chen, Vivien W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Co residence; Family structure; Grandparents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952967653     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.41.1.111     Document Type: Article

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