Parents’ Relationships and Involvement: Effects on Students’ School Engagement and Performance

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Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Mo, Yun ^a   Singh, Kusum ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85057077731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2008.11462053     Document Type: Article

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