Education of young Chinese migrant children: Challenges and prospects

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 477-482

  Hu, Bi Ying ^a   Szente, Judit ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Educational challenges; Migrant children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952957957     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-009-0362-8     Document Type: Article

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