Increasing Family Involvement and Cultural Understanding through a University-School Partnership

Action in Teacher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-50

  Pohan, Cathy A ^a   Adams, Carol ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b Zavala Special Emphasis School   (United States)

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EID: 84874581420     PISSN: 01626620     EISSN: 21586098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01626620.2007.10463438     Document Type: Article

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