Language as capital, or language as identity? Chinese complementary school pupils' perspectives on the purposes and benefits of complementary schools

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-538

  Francis, Becky ^a   Archer, Louise ^b   Mau, Ada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74949090594     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920802044586     Document Type: Article

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