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The homecoming: an investigation into the effect that studying overseas had on Chinese postgraduates' life and work on their return to China

Scherto Gill Centre for Research in Human Development, Guerrand‐Hermès Foundation, Brighton, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 359-376 | Published online: 08 Jan 2010

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