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

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2007
Country:
China
Document Type:
Book Chapter
Theme:
Social Change
First published:
1 January 2007
Authors:
Hannum, E. and Adams, J.

Abstract

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

Citation

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

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