Playing fair with latino parents as parents, not teachers: Beyond family literacy as assisting homework

Journal of Latinos and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-244

  Torres, Myriam N ^a   Hurtado Vivas, Romelia ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family literacy; Funds of knowledge; Homework myths; Latino education; Non mainstream parental engagement; Two way family literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960504043     PISSN: 15348431     EISSN: 1532771X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2011.581108     Document Type: Article

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