Direct and indirect effects of parenting on the academic functioning of young homeless children

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-104

  Herbers, Janette E ^a   Cutuli, J J ^a   Lafavor, Theresa L ^a   Vrieze, Danielle ^a   Leibel, Cari ^a   Obradović, Jelena ^b   Masten, Ann S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551715994     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280903507261     Document Type: Article

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