Policy of quality assurance in Hong Kong preschools

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-505

  Dora, Ho Choi Wa ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Education reform; Hong kong; Performance indicators; Quality assurance; Settlement

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849098835     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430600563836     Document Type: Article

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