The Quality Rating System of Chinese Preschool Education: Prospects and Challenges

Childhood Education

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-22

  Hu, Bi Ying ^a   Li, Kejian ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84893917127     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2012.643711     Document Type: Article

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