Family poverty, school-based parental involvement, and policy-focused protective factors in kindergarten

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 480-492

  Cooper, Carey E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ECLS K; Education policy; Family process model; Kindergarten; Parental involvement; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957747303     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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