The Relationship of Parental Practices and Knowledge to School Adaptation for Immigrant and Nonimmigrant High School Students

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-166

  Birman, Dina ^a   Ryerson Espino, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

immigrants; parent involvement; school adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992838062     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573507307803     Document Type: Article

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