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Parent Participation in Education: Ways of Fostering School-Home Cooperation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

J.L. Cotterell
J.L. Cotterell*
Affiliation:
Department of Education, University of Queensland
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Those involved in educational programs with Aboriginal children have noted that the parents have little contact with the schools, and feel that they are unable to help their children with their schoolwork, even where they express interest in their children's school progress.

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Section Eight
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , August 1994 , pp. 116 - 122
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press or the authors 1994

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