Girls first! Promoting early education in Tibetan areas of China, a case study

Educational Review

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-68

  Seeberg, Vilma ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical empowerment theory; Girls' education; Tibet

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449119729     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: 14653397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910701794531     Document Type: Article

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