Parental involvement and the academic achievement of mexican American youths: What kinds of involvement in youths' education matter most?

Social Work Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-170

  Altschul, Inna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Mexican American youths; Parent involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053899721     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: 15456838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/35.3.159     Document Type: Article

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