Evaluation of the kindergarten quality rating system in Beijing

Early Education and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-204

  Pan, Yue Juan ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Lau, Eva Yi Hung ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77951034385     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409281003631134     Document Type: Article

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