Teachers' Reported Practices of Parent Involvement: Problems and Possibilities

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Previous articleNext article No AccessTeachers' Reported Practices of Parent Involvement: Problems and PossibilitiesJoyce L. Epstein, and Henry Jay BeckerJoyce L. Epstein Search for more articles by this author , and Henry Jay Becker Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Elementary School Journal Volume 83, Number 2Nov., 1982 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/461298 Views: 119Total views on this site Citations: 91Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1982 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Takafumi Tomura, Takahiro Sato, Ryan T. 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