Learning to Learn with parents: Lessons from two research projects

Improving Schools

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-191

  Hall, Elaine ^a   Wall, Kate ^a   Higgins, Steve ^a   Stephens, Linda ^b   Pooley, Irene ^b   Welham, John ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Infant School   (United Kingdom)

^c Camborne Science and Community College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action research; learning schools; parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993820034     PISSN: 13654802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1365480205057706     Document Type: Article

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