Changes in parental assets and children's educational outcomes

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 351-368

  Loke, Vernon ^a   Sacco, Paul ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DATA SET; EDUCATION POLICY; GROWTH MODELING;

CANADA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80053439224     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000516     Document Type: Article

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