Expansion of Chinese higher education since 1998: Its causes and outcomes

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-32

  Wan, Yinmei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese higher education; Educational administration; Educational development; Expansion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847153886     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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