Understanding basic education policies in China: An ethnographic approach

The Ethnographic Eye: An Interpretive Studies of Education in China

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 29-50

  Cheng, Kai Ming ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85070300930     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315048949-6     Document Type: Chapter

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