Basic education in China's rural areas: A legal obligation or an individual choice?

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-21

  Liu, Fengshu ^a  

^a NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

China's rural areas; Compulsory education; Dropouts; Rational choices

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; LEGISLATION; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL POLICY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1642538210     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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