Latino parents' motivations for involvement in their children's schoolin: An exploratory study

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 409-429

  Walker, Joan M T ^a   Ice, Christa L ^b   Hoover Dempsey, Kathleen V ^c   Sandler, Howard M ^c  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952146536     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657653     Document Type: Article

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