Migration, remittances, and children's high school attendance: The case of rural China

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 401-411

  Hu, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

China; Comparative education; Development; Migration

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

CHINA;

EID: 84857050993     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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