Navigating the terrains of transnational education: Children of Chinese 'study mothers' in Singapore

Geoforum

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 394-403

  Huang, Shirlena ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Migrant children; Singapore; Social navigation; Study mothers; Transnational education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HEGEMONY; IMMIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; MOBILITY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 79958223368     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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