The college entrance examination in China: An overview of its social-cultural foundations, existing problems, and consequences: Guest Editors' Introduction

Chinese Education and Society

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 3-10

  Ross, Heidi ^a   Wang, Yimin ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955580887     PISSN: 10611932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/CED1061-1932430400     Document Type: Review

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