A critical evaluation of education reforms in Hong Kong: Counting our losses to economic globalisation

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-256

  Choi, Po King ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85045158556     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620210500200142     Document Type: Article

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