Parental expectations and children's academic performance in sociocultural context

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-214

  Yamamoto, Yoko ^a   Holloway, Susan D ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Education; Ethnicity; Parental expectations; Race; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956434483     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-010-9121-z     Document Type: Review

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