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Fostering Latino Parent Involvement in the Schools: Practices and Partnerships

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Narrowing the Achievement Gap

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  1. Concha Delgado-Gaitan
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  1. Claremont Graduate University, U.S.A

    Susan J. Paik

  2. University of Illinois, Chicago, U.S.A

    Herbert J. Walberg

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Delgado-Gaitan, C. (2007). Fostering Latino Parent Involvement in the Schools: Practices and Partnerships. In: Paik, S.J., Walberg, H.J. (eds) Narrowing the Achievement Gap. Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-44611-7_2

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