Postgraduate educational aspirations and policy implications: A case study of university students in western China

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-158

  Li, Peter S ^a   Li, Liming ^b   Zong, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 34250377789     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800701351736     Document Type: Review

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