Learning craft skills in china: Apprenticeship and social capital in an artisan community of practice

Anthropology and Education Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-371

  Gowlland, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apprenticeship; China; Communities of practice; Socio economic transition; Transmission of knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870195892     PISSN: 01617761     EISSN: 15481492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2012.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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