Parent involvement and views of school success: The role of parents' Latino and white American cultural orientations

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-405

  Ryan, Carey S ^a   Casas, Juan F ^a   Kelly Vance, Lisa ^a   Ryalls, Brigette O ^a   Nero, Collette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b Omaha Public Schools ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77955603942     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20477     Document Type: Article

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