Decentralization and social partnership: The development of vocational education at Shanghai and Shenzhen in China

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-120

  Lai, Manhong ^a   Lo, Leslie N K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Social partnership; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749357840     PISSN: 15702081     EISSN: 15731723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10671-006-7176-x     Document Type: Review

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