The nature of parental involvement in the city of Abu Dhabi in a context of change: Nurturing mutually responsive practice

Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 186-200

  Baker, Fiona S ^a   Hourani, Rida Blaik ^a  

^a EMIRATES COLLEGE FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Home school relations; Mutual responsive practice; Parental involvement; Roles and responsibilities of parents and administrators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915815493     PISSN: 17537983     EISSN: 17537991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EBS-05-2014-0023     Document Type: Article

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