Checking in or checking out? investigating the parent involvement reactive hypothesis

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-89

  McNeal, Ralph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement; parent involvement; truancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856910073     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2010.519410     Document Type: Article

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