Do mothers in rural China practice gender equality in educational aspirations for their children?

Comparative Education Review

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-157

  Zhang, Yuping ^a   Kao, Grace ^a   Hannum, Emily ^a  

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EID: 34248350044     PISSN: 00104086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512023     Document Type: Review

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