Getting the Teacher's Attention: Parent-Teacher Contact and Teachers' Behavior in the Classroom.
Studies suggest that both parental involvement and support from teachers matter for students' academic success. Although cross-national research has revealed numerous ways in which parents shape the schooling process, less clear is whether parental involvement at school can influence teachers' daily...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 560 - 590 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2020
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