Development of the parental academic support scale: Frequency, importance, and modes of communication

Communication Education

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-160

  Thompson, Blair ^a   Mazer, Joseph P ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parent Teacher Communication; Parental Academic Support; Parental Involvement; Scale Development; Social Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860292653     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2012.657207     Document Type: Article

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