Kindergarten Education in China: Reflections on a qualitative comparison of management processes and perceptions

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Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-169

  Moyles, Janet ^a   Hua, Liu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84917459441     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305792980280204     Document Type: Article

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