A survey of current pre-school education of/for children from urban low-income families in Beijing

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-169

  Qinghua, Jin ^a   Yan, Liu ^a   Yan, Zhang ^a   Qiong, Li ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 73149096757     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760500171188     Document Type: Article

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