Educational status of temporary migrant children in China: Determinants and regional variations

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-55

  Lu, Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DATA SET; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EDUCATION; GENDER; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; POPULATION MIGRATION; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34247552293     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680701600102     Document Type: Article

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