Scrutinizing the balance: Parental care versus educational responsibilities in a changing society

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-80

  Smit, Frederik ^a   Driessen, Geert ^a   Sleegers, Peter ^b   Teelken, Christine ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Care; Communities; Parents; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956071748     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430600643422     Document Type: Review

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