Girls in Gansu, China : expectations and aspirations for secondary schooling

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2007
Country:
China
Document Type:
Book Chapter
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Hannum, E., Adams, J.

Abstract

Gender stratification in education is declining in China, but some recent research suggests that girls’ schooling is still vulnerable in poor rural areas. This chapter investigates girls’ educational vulnerability in Gansu, one of China’s poorest provinces.

Citation

In: Exclusion, gender and education : case studies from the developing world, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, USA.

Girls in Gansu, China : expectations and aspirations for secondary schooling

Published 1 January 2007
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