The construction of parents and teachers as agents for the improvement of municipal schools in chile

Comparative Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 487-508

  Montecinos, Carmen ^a   Sisto, Vicente ^a   Ahumada, Luis ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARENTAGE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; VULNERABILITY;

CHILE;

EID: 78649389468     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2010.519481     Document Type: Article

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