Expectations of Chinese immigrant parents for their children's education: The interplay of Chinese tradition and the Canadian context

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 477-494

  Li, Jun ^a  

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EID: 33947253513     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: 03802361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1602178     Document Type: Review

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