Parental Involvement (and Uninvolvement) at an Inner-City High School

Urban Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 625-652

  Williams, Terrinieka T ^a   Sánchez, Bernadette ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; education; inner city high school; parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861829334     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085912437794     Document Type: Article

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