International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

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APA

Grandly, J. S., & McAuliffe, S. (2025). Parental involvement in a familiy mathematics programme at primary school. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(4), em0843. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16636

Vancouver

Grandly JS, McAuliffe S. Parental involvement in a familiy mathematics programme at primary school. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(4):em0843. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16636

AMA

Grandly JS, McAuliffe S. Parental involvement in a familiy mathematics programme at primary school. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(4), em0843. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16636

Chicago

Grandly, Jermaine Stephen, and Sharon McAuliffe. "Parental involvement in a familiy mathematics programme at primary school". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2025 20 no. 4 (2025): em0843. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16636

Harvard

Grandly, J. S., and McAuliffe, S. (2025). Parental involvement in a familiy mathematics programme at primary school. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(4), em0843. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16636

MLA

Grandly, Jermaine Stephen et al. "Parental involvement in a familiy mathematics programme at primary school". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2025, em0843. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16636