International migration and the education of left-behind children in Fujian, China

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-370

  Morooka, Hideki ^a   Liang, Zai ^b  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONVERGENCE; EDUCATION; EMIGRATION; GENDER DISPARITY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION;

CHINA; FUJIAN;

EID: 72949105326     PISSN: 01171968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/011719680901800302     Document Type: Article

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