The effects of doing part-time jobs on college student academic performance and social life in a Chinese society

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-94

  Wang, Hongyu ^a   Kong, Miosi ^a   Shan, Wenjing ^a   Vong, Sou Kuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Chinese society; Higher education; Part time employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749109762     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080903418402     Document Type: Article

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