Parental involvement in secondary schools in New Zealand: Implications for school psychologists

School Psychology International

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-508

  Hornby, Garry ^a   Witte, Chrystal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

parental involvement; psychologists; secondary schools; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957994420     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034310382611     Document Type: Article

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