A survey of parental involvement in middle schools in New Zealand

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-69

  Hornby, Garry ^a   Witte, Chrystal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Middle school; Parental involvement; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958096552     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643940903540363     Document Type: Article

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