A cross-cultural exploration of parental involvement and child-rearing beliefs in Asian cultures

Early Years

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-49

  Frewen, A R ^a,b,d   Chew, E ^a   Carter, M ^a,c   Chunn, J ^a   Jotanovic, D ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian; child rearing beliefs; kindergarten; parental involvement; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921936579     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575146.2014.956294     Document Type: Article

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