Value development underlies the benefits of parents' involvement in children's learning: A longitudinal investigation in the United States and China

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 309-320

  Cheung, Cecilia Sin Sze ^a   Pomerantz, Eva M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Engagement; Parent involvement; Socialization; Value transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925733675     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037458     Document Type: Article

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