Geographies of cultural capital: Education, international migration and family strategies between Hong Kong and Canada

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-192

  Waters, Johanna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Education; Hong Kong Canada; International migration; Middle class family strategies

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; CANADA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748452246     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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