Getting beyond what educators see as wrong: How understanding the strengths of low-income Puerto Rican families can help urban schools improve
Parent involvement is one of the factors to which student achievement is consistently and strongly linked in educational research, and is perceived by teachers as a core factor affecting student achievement. Therefore more and higher-quality engagement with students' families has the potential...
Main Author: | Hyry-Dermith, Paul |
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Language: | ENG |
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2012
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3518244 |
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