Parental involvement in children's education: Does parents' education level really matters?

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 439-448

  Vellymalay, Suresh Kumar N ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

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EID: 78449307045     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
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