Relationships between perceived parental involvement in homework, student homework behaviors, and academic achievement: differences among elementary, junior high, and high school students

Metacognition and Learning

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 375-406

  Nunez J C ^a   Suarez N ^a   Rosario P ^b   Vallejo, G ^a   Valle, A ^c   Epstein, J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Perceived parental control; Perceived parental support; Student homework behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947047810     PISSN: 15561623     EISSN: 15561631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11409-015-9135-5     Document Type: Article

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