Learning to work in China's leading metropolis

Teachers College Record

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1335-1369

  Lo, Leslie N K ^a,b,c   Lai, Manhong ^a,b   Xiao, Jin ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Educational Administration and Policy ^*

^c The Hong Kong Institute of Education   (Taiwan)

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EID: 27744546429     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2005.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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