Disaster, civil society and education in China: A case study of an independent non-government organization working in the aftermath of the Wenchuan earthquake

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 600-607

  Menefee, Trey ^a   Nordtveit, Bjorn Harald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Civil society; Disaster relief; Earthquake; Education

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; EDUCATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

CHINA;

EID: 84860277898     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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