Family Structure and School-Based Parental Involvement: A Family Resource Perspective

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 114-131

  Myers, Scott M ^a   Myers, Carrie B ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family resources; Family structure; Parental involvement in schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941744966     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-014-9409-0     Document Type: Article

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